[00:00:01] OKAY. HELLO, EVERYONE. THIS IS THE CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ON JUNE 4TH, 2024, BEGINNING AT 12:26 P.M.. NO. I KNOW THIS IS THE OPEN PORTION OF THE CLOSED SESSION. [ROLL CALL] SO MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DIRECTOR COFFEY. HERE. DIRECTOR CORBETT. HERE. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. HERE. DIRECTOR MERCURIO. HERE. DIRECTOR SANWONG. HERE. DIRECTOR WAESPI. HERE. PRESIDENT ECHOLS HERE. GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH. HERE. GENERAL COUNSEL BOURGAULT. HERE. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NOT. NOT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. GREAT. OKAY, SO IN THAT CASE, WE WILL ADJOURN AND SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS OUR [CLOSED SESSION ITEMS] CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ON JUNE 4TH, 2024, BEGINNING AT 1:20 P.M., AND WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAYED START. [ROLL CALL] MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? DIRECTOR COFFEY. HERE. DIRECTOR CORBETT. HERE. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. HERE. DIRECTOR MERCURIO. HERE. DIRECTOR SANWONG. HERE. DIRECTOR WAESPI. HERE. PRESIDENT ECHOLS. HERE. GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH. SHE'LL BE JOINING US IN A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU, GENERAL COUNSEL BOURGAULT. HERE. OKAY. I'M GOING TO CALL ON DIRECTOR MERCURIO TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE. [LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT] OKAY. DIRECTOR ROSARIO, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT? YES. THANK YOU. WE HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ON THE UNCEDED LANDS OF THE OHLONE PEOPLE, AND THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED WITHIN HUICHIN TERRITORY, WHICH IS THEIR TRADITIONAL, ANCESTRAL AND SHARED HOME. SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, THE OHLONE PEOPLE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO LIVE IN RECIPROCITY WITH NATURE, UNDERSTANDING THE SEASONS AND CYCLES OF THE NATURAL WORLD, MANAGING RESOURCES FUNDAMENTAL FOR SURVIVAL, AND IMPORTANT TO CULTURAL PRACTICES, ALL WHILE PASSING DOWN OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. WE HONOR WITH GRATITUDE THE LAND ITSELF, THE WILDLIFE LIVING IN THESE LANDS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE STEWARDED IT AND WHO CONTINUE TO REMAIN DEEPLY CONNECTED TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO FIRST OF ALL, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE DO. WE HAVE TWO COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL THEM? NOT YET. I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE AGENDA AND DO OUR SPECIAL PRESENTATION FIRST. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK SO WE COULD PLAN OUT THE MEETING. [APPROVAL OF AGENDA] CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, PLEASE? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET A SECOND. THANK YOU. I WAS THINKING I WAS. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TOO FAST HERE. OKAY. SO. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR MERCURIO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SO. AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. [SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS] WE HAVE A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 2024 AS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MOUNTAIN BIKING MONTH, AND THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE BICYCLE TRAILS COUNCIL OF THE EAST BAY. A SIMILAR RESOLUTION IS ALSO BEING PRESENTED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE, ACR 152, AND TO VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES THIS MONTH. STUDENTS AND PARENTS FROM THE MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMUNITY HAVE SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION, AND OTHERS MAY MAY ALSO JOIN IN TO SHOW SUPPORT. [00:05:03] SO AT THIS POINT, I KNOW WE HAVE WITH US SCOTT BARTLEBAUGH, ADVOCACY DIRECTOR AT BICYCLE TRAILS COUNCIL OF THE EAST BAY, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ECHOLS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ECHOLS DIRECTORS, STAFF AND STAFF FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT TODAY. I'M SCOTT BARTLEBAUGH AS PRESIDENT ECHOLS SAID ADVOCACY DIRECTOR FOR BICYCLE TRAILS COUNCIL OF THE EAST BAY, COMMENTING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS AND THE BROADER MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMUNITY, I'M EXCITED AND THANKFUL FOR THE PARK DISTRICT RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 2024 AS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MOUNTAIN BIKING MONTH. THE RESOLUTION REFLECTS THE MANY POSITIVE BENEFITS THAT MOUNTAIN BIKING BRINGS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING IMPROVED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, A GREATER CONNECTION AND RESPECT TO OUR NATURAL OPEN SPACES, STEWARDSHIP AND A BROADER SENSE OF COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION OF MOUNTAIN BIKERS AS LEGITIMATE PARK USERS, WHO AIM TO BUILD A POSITIVE COMMUNITY WITH ALL TRAIL USERS AND OPEN SPACE STAKEHOLDERS. MOUNTAIN BIKING IS ENJOYED BY HUNDREDS OF YOUTH THROUGHOUT, THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN BIKING PROGRAMS IN THE EAST BAY, AND CONTINUES TO GROW. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PARK STEWARDS OF THE FUTURE. LAST WEEKEND WE SAW A TRAIL STEWARDSHIP EVENT AT TILDEN FOCUSED ON ENGAGING THE LOCAL MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAMS WHO REGULARLY RIDE AT TILDEN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THESE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO HELP ADDRESS BACKLOG MAINTENANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL TRAIL USERS, AND WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS FROM THE OAKLAND PROGRAM HERE, AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS IN A FEW MOMENTS. MOUNTAIN BIKING THROUGH THE ADVENT OF E-BIKES PROVIDES ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCESS TO PEOPLE OF BROADER AGES, FITNESS LEVELS, ABILITIES, AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. THIS TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS ENABLES EVEN MORE PEOPLE TO RESPECTFULLY ENJOY OUR NATURAL OPEN SPACES. YESTERDAY, I HAD THE HONOR TO ATTEND THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY SESSION AS A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN BIKING COALITION, WHO WERE GUESTS OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAMON CONNOLLY, WHO BROUGHT ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 152, THE CALIFORNIA STATE MOUNTAIN BIKE MONTH, TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. THE RESOLUTION IS BOTH BICAMERAL AND BIPARTISAN. I'M EVEN MORE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY AND HAVE THIS HAPPENING LOCALLY. THE MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMUNITY REMAINS READY TO BUILD AN EVEN MORE CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARK DISTRICT, THE TRAILS COMMUNITY AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING OUR PUBLIC OPEN SPACES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR SUPPORT AND THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCOTT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS BY BOARD MEMBERS? DIRECTOR ROSARIO. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF ADDING SOMEWHERE, EITHER AS A IN ONE OF THE WHEREASES OR IN THE RESOLVE, OR MAYBE A SEPARATE WHEREAS THAT WE INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE SAFE AND LEGAL TRAIL USE. FOR THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, IS THERE? IS THERE A. YEAH. SO I THINK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD SUGGESTION. ARE THERE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE. WELL, ACTUALLY, LET'S START WITH THIS. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT DEE'S SUGGESTION? WELL, FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TAKE I THINK FIRST WE'LL JUST TALK ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADD THE LANGUAGE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE GENERAL COMMENTS. YEAH I'D SUPPORT THAT. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE FIND IMPORTANT HERE. I PERSONALLY FIND IT IMPORTANT AND USEFUL. SO. I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA. JUST NEED TO FIND A SPOT. OKAY. YES. DOES IT DOES EITHER STAFF OR SCOTT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON WHERE THAT LANGUAGE WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ADD BE ADDED? WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE LET STAFF TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND YOU CAN CONFER WITH THEM, IF YOU LIKE, AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN THE MEANTIME. DIRECTOR SANWONG. YES. SCOTT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THOSE WORDS. IT'S NICE TO ALSO SEE YOU HERE IN THE BOARDROOM. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME. [00:10:02] I'M JUST LOOKING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE YOU KNOW, STUDIED MOUNTAIN BIKING AS A WHOLE. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IS REALLY INTERESTING THAT WE MAY I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO ADD IT IN HERE OR NOT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS AN OLYMPIC SPORT, WHICH I ALSO THINK IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION. THAT IS IN THE STATE RESOLUTION. I BELIEVE THAT LANGUAGE WAS THERE, BUT THE DETAILS OF THE LANGUAGE, IT IS THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT RESOLUTION AND YOUR DISCRETION ON WHAT IS IN IT AND WHAT'S NOT IN IT, BUT YEAH, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT IT'S PART OF THE OLYMPICS, BUT THERE'S A BROAD SPECTRUM OF MOUNTAIN BIKING EXPERIENCES, BOTH COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE. I'M JUST THINKING I HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE. THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OLYMPICS HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN FOUR YEARS. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO, IF WE'RE ADDING LANGUAGE TO THINK ABOUT MENTIONING SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING AN OLYMPIC SPORT. I'D BE PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT. OKAY. DO ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY ON DIRECTOR SANWONG'S SUGGESTION? OKAY. OKAY. SO DOES ANYONE ELSE BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? OKAY, ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE BOARD LEVEL? YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR SCOTT, YOUR GROUP AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT GROUP AND THE REFRESHING APPROACH THAT YOU'VE TAKEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS TO ESTABLISHING A SOLID RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARK DISTRICT AND WITH THE PUBLIC, AND SO THAT HAS HAS TO BE HONEST, IT'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SHIFTED MY IMPRESSIONS OVER A LITTLE BIT. BECAUSE IT HASN'T BECOME AN ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT IT WAS BEFORE, AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD THE BENEFIT OF SERVING ON A STATEWIDE COMMITTEE, THE TRAILS COMMITTEE, AND WE WENT AROUND THE STATE AND HAD MEETINGS, AND WE WERE HEARING THIS ALL THE TIME ABOUT IT WAS VERY NEGATIVE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I STARTED FROM, BUT NOW, I MEAN, I CAN SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE, AND, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED ALSO AS WELL, AND SO YOU'RE SORT OF HELPING YOUR GROUP KIND OF NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS KIND OF CHANGING SITUATION, AND I THINK, I THINK THE PARK DISTRICT IS RESPONDING TO IT IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY, BALANCING RECREATION, AND RESOURCE PROTECTION, AND I KNOW YOU'RE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT. WE'VE HAD SOME SHORT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I'M DOING MY BEST TO SEE THAT, THAT WE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT. THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, KIND OF SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT I HAVE THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING SOME OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE IMBA INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKING ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE STILL AROUND AFTER SINCE THE 1980S, I GUESS IS WHEN IT STARTED AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT MICHAEL KELLY STILL LIVES IN BERKELEY, SO OR? HE'S IN MARIN NOW. OH, HE IS OKAY, BUT HE WAS LIVING IN OUR DISTRICT AND HE'S ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF, YOU KNOW, THE PREMIER MOUNTAIN BIKING GROUP IN THE WORLD, INTERNATIONAL. WE SERVED TOGETHER ON EAST BAY AREA TRAILS COUNCIL MANY YEARS AGO, AND HE'S A GREAT GUY AND A GOOD AMBASSADOR FOR THE SPORT. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND THE OTHER PIONEERS THAT KIND OF PUT THIS OUT IN FRONT OF THE WORLD, AND I KNOW IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME, BUT I HOPE YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT'S MADE SO FAR. I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE YOU THINK WE SHOULD GO, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. WE'RE AT A GOOD PACE, AND WE APPRECIATE THE COOPERATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE. I THINK THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE, BUT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER, AND I THINK THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER, AND THE MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMUNITY IS VERY INTERESTED IN STEWARDSHIP OF HABITAT, NATURAL RESOURCES, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL, AND I THINK SOMETIMES THAT POINT IS MISSED BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE TRULY ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, AND WE HAVE MORE THINGS IN COMMON WITH OTHER PARK USERS THAN THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE HAVE. RIGHT. SO BUT WE CONTINUE TO WORK AT THAT, AND WORKING THAT CAN BE CHALLENGING, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY COMMITTED TO THAT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. YEAH, I HAVE A POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION TO WHERE TO INSERT THE LANGUAGE WOULD BE IN THE SEVENTH, WHEREAS AND IT WOULD START OUT WHEREAS [00:15:03] I WOULD INSERT THE WORD SAFE AND LEGAL. MOUNTAIN BIKING IS OFTEN AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. I THINK IT FITS PERFECTLY THERE. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WHAT DO YOU THINK, SCOTT? I'M TRYING TO FIND THE SEVEN, WHEREAS. SORRY. SEVENTH, WHEREAS AND START OFF WITH SAFE AND LEGAL MOUNTAIN BIKING ACTIVITIES. THAT SOUNDS FINE. GREAT. DO I GET A SECOND? I THINK WE'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE ON IT JUST YET. WE'RE STILL TAKING COMMENTS, BUT THANK YOU. SO, SCOTT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND BEING HERE IN PERSON. WE ALSO WE ALMOST ALWAYS GET TO SEE YOU AT MOST MEETINGS ONLINE. SO IT'S APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THE TRIP AND APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAFE DRIVING SAFE RIDING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF OTHER BIKERS TO BE SAFE OUT THERE AND TO RESPECT THE RULES OF THE ROAD AND ALSO THE, YOU KNOW, THE REAL SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM. I KNOW YOUR GROUP HAS HAS CONSTANTLY BEEN WELL DOING VOLUNTEER, BUT ALSO OFFERING TO VOLUNTEER IN OTHER AREAS AND REALLY, APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE IT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT WORK ON THE TRAILS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE. SO BEFORE WE TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, I'D LIKE OUR CLERK TO JUST TO TELL THE PUBLIC HOW THEY CAN MAKE COMMENTS IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO VIA THE LIVE ZOOM BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL OR LEAVING A VOICEMAIL. THIS INFORMATION IS NOTED ON THE AGENDA. THE SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS NOTED ON THE AGENDA ON THE BOARD PACKET POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. ALL EMAILS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE OF MONDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2024 THREE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM. ANY EMAILS THAT COME IN AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER THIS MEETING. OKAY, SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED IS THAT FIRST WE WILL ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER GIVEN THAT IT'S A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, AND THEN AFTER WE WRAP UP THIS ISSUE, WE WILL HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO I THINK YOU DID SAY WE HAD SOME SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. SO WE HAVE ONE PERSON HERE CHRIS CAMPBELL. AND AS GO AHEAD, PROCEED UP, AND AS HE PRECEDES UP, I WOULD ASK THAT I SEE A HAND RAISED IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED IN THE ZOOM WEBINAR OR ANYBODY ELSE WANTING TO MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS AND WE WILL, WE'LL GET TO YOU. GO AHEAD CHRIS. HI. MY NAME IS CHRIS CAMPBELL. I'M A LIFELONG EAST BAY RESIDENT, AND I'VE BEEN RIDING MOUNTAIN BIKES IN THE EAST BAY SINCE I WAS A KID, AND NOW I REPRESENT ALMOST 100 YOUTH AS A COACH, A VOLUNTEER COACH FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. MY DAUGHTER'S HERE AS WELL, AND MY SON, WHO'S A MIDDLE SCHOOLER, AND WE SPEND AT LEAST FOUR DAYS A WEEK RIDING IN THE EAST BAY HILLS AND TRAVELING TO OTHER PARKS ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS MEASURE AND HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW ACCESS FOR OUR YOUTH. IT GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND APPRECIATION FOR NATURE AND RESPECT FOR THE TRAILS AND OTHER USERS, AND WE DO OUR BEST TO EDUCATE AND HELP THEM ENJOY THE PARKS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. OKAY, SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER. WE HAVE ONE PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED. HERE WE GO. MR. DECHAMBEAU. IF YOU CAN OPEN UP UNMUTE YOURSELF AND OPEN UP YOUR CAMERA. PLEASE PROCEED. HEY GOOD AFTERNOON DIRECTORS AND SCOTT. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY MORE OF AN AGENDA ITEM SINCE IT'S A PRESENTATION BUT HAS A VOTE TO GO WITH IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THANK YOU TO SCOTT FOR BRINGING THIS UP FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND I WANTED TO KNOW SCOTT, YOU SAID IT SO BRIEFLY THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF STATE OR ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION. [00:20:02] I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GET THE NUMBER OF THAT, AND ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT DIRECTOR ROSARIO'S ADDITION IN THE SEVENTH WHEREAS I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE, AND, SCOTT, I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE TOPIC OF STEWARDSHIP AND WONDERED IF THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER WHEREAS WHERE WE MIGHT INSERT SOMETHING ALONG THOSE WAYS AS WELL. SOMETHING SHORT AND SIMPLE ABOUT SUPPORTING YOU KNOW, STEWARDSHIP AND REPAIR OF HUMAN IMPACTS IN OUR PARKS, AND JUST IN GENERAL, I LIKE THIS IDEA. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY EVER SEEN WHERE THE PUBLIC STARTS THE RESOLUTION PROCESS, AND THEN IT'S AMENDED AND VOTED ON, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS FOR ALSO FOR WALKERS, HIKERS, EQUESTRIANS, YOUTH, DIVERSITY WALKERS, HIKERS, ALL OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. SO OKAY, WAIT, SO WE'RE GOING TO THEN I THINK OLIVIA, DIRECTOR SANWONG HAD LANGUAGE FOR HER AMENDMENT. I'LL MAKE A PROPOSAL. YES, YES, I THINK IT WOULD BE IN BETWEEN 10 AND 11. BECAUSE IN TEN WE TALK ABOUT 1 MILLION CALIFORNIANS, AND SO THEN I WOULD SAY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF, WHEREAS SINCE 1996, AT THE ATLANTA GAMES, MOUNTAIN BIKING BECAME AN OFFICIAL OLYMPIC EVENT, AND YOU KNOW, THE SUMMER GAMES WILL BE RETURNING TO THE US IN 2028, IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. OKAY. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE LANGUAGE. DIRECTOR ROSARIO HAD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF DIRECTOR SANWONG IS SUGGESTING THAT IT BE ADDED TO DIRECTOR ROSARIO. JUST TRYING TO. THAT WAS. YES. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ON TRACK. THAT WAS MY ASSUMPTION. I THOUGHT WE WOULD JUST DO ONE VOTE, SINCE THESE ARE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, THAT WE COULD HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WITH DIRECTOR ROSARIO LANGUAGE AND DIRECTOR SANWONG'S LANGUAGE TOGETHER, AND THEN WE CAN JUST VOTE ON IT AS ONE WHOLE RATHER THAN VOTE ON BOTH AMENDMENTS, AND THEN THE RESOLUTION. THAT'S NOT CONTROVERSIAL. OKAY? EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH ADDING BOTH OF THEM. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. YES. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. I THINK THERE'S A GOOD PLACE FOR IT IN THE THIRD, WHEREAS. WHEREAS MOUNTAIN BIKING CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND MANUAL LABOR TO WE COULD USE THE WORD TO RESTORE OR LET'S SEE, I THINK WE COULD USE STEWARDSHIP THERE SOMEHOW. SAYS IT DOES SAY STEWARD. INSTEAD OF STEWARD AND MAINTAIN, WE COULD SAY, STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PARKS. HOW ABOUT THAT? MY OWN OPINION IS IF IT ALREADY SAYS STEWARD, THEN I THINK WE DON'T HAVE TO SWITCH IT TO STEWARDSHIP UNLESS SOMEONE UNLESS OTHERS FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IT. I'M OPEN. I DON'T HAVE A STRONG VIEW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I THINK IT'S I THINK THE SENTIMENT IS THERE. EXCUSE ME, BUT COULD YOU PULL THE MIC CLOSE TO YOU AND RESTATE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? YEAH, I WAS ADVOCATING FOR PLACING REPLACING IN THE THIRD, WHEREAS WHERE IT STARTS OFF MANUAL LABOR TO STEWARD AND MAINTAIN OUR PARKS, MAYBE USE THE WORD MANUAL LABOR FOR STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PARKS. JUST TO KIND OF CAPTURE THE SENTIMENT ADVOCATED BY LINDA THE WORD STEWARD IS THERE, SO I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. OKAY. DID EVERYONE CATCH THAT? DEFINITELY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO. WELL, NOW WE HAVE THREE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, SO IT'S GETTING MORE COMPLICATED, BUT. WHAT? JUST PHILOSOPHICALLY SUGGEST THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IF WE'RE GOING TO AMEND ON THE DAY OF APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, WE SHOULD BRING AMENDMENTS TO THE MEETING OR HAVE THEM PREPARED BY STAFF FOR PRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, BECAUSE IT STARTS OFF [00:25:06] JUST AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, WHERE I'M NOT TAKING NOTES BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM SIGNIFICANT, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER, AND SO AT SOME POINT, YES, TO ME, I THINK YOU EITHER DECIDE TO BRING THESE IN ADVANCE AND HAVE THEM BEFORE THE BOARD AND BEFORE THE PUBLIC ALTOGETHER, OR YOU ADD STUFF AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. I'M THIS IS PROBABLY FINE. IF SOMEONE MAKES A MOTION TO PUT ALL THREE TOGETHER, I'LL VOTE AYE BUT I'M JUST PHILOSOPHICALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS. I AGREE. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNUSUAL PROCESS. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO ACCOMMODATE OUR BOARD DIRECTORS COMMENTS INTO THIS, AND TO DIRECTOR ROSARIO'S CREDIT, HE ACTUALLY DID ASK ABOUT HIS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN THE BEGINNING, AND STAFF LOOKED AT THAT AND THOUGHT IT WAS FINE. SO THAT WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED, AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T I CERTAINLY DON'T OBJECT TO SOME SPONTANEOUS CHANGES. I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE A RULE THAT SAYS WE COULD NEVER AMEND THINGS ON THE DAIS, BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT ACTION ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NEEDED TO AMEND AND NOT ALWAYS JUST SEND BACK TO STAFF. SO I AGREE THIS HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL, BUT LET'S JUST HANG TIGHT AND I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION FOR ALL THREE CHANGES AND WE'LL GET THIS DONE AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, BECAUSE IT IS ALSO MORE TIME CONSUMING IF WE DO THIS ON THE DAIS, WHICH IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA TODAY, BUT WE ARE. EXACTLY. SO I HEAR YOU OKAY. SO WITH THAT I DON'T KNOW IF HAS THE GENERAL COUNSEL ANYONE ELSE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THREE OF THE COMMENTS? I BELIEVE THE CLERK HAS. THE CLERK HAS OKAY, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE TAPE OF THE MEETING. IF WE ARE. WELL, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. YEAH, I. PLEASE RESTATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IF SO DEE, WHY DON'T WE START WITH YOURS? IF YOU CAN RESTATE BOTH OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING. OKAY. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WAS TO ADD STEWARDSHIP IN THE THIRD WAR AS TO REPLACE STEWARD AND MAINTAIN AND PUT MANUAL LABOR FOR STEWARDSHIP IN OUR PARKS, AND THEN IN THE SEVENTH, WHEREAS ADD ONE, TWO. MAKE SURE I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE 1, 2, 3. WHEREAS SAFE AND LEGAL MOUNTAIN BIKING IS OFTEN AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. THAT'S WHERE WE INSERT THAT, AND THEN OLIVIA HAD HERS AS A SEPARATE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. SO MY RECOMMENDATIONS BETWEEN WHEREAS NUMBER TEN AND WHEREAS NUMBER 11. SO AFTER THE PART WHERE IT SAYS OVER 1 MILLION CALIFORNIANS. WHEREAS MOUNTAIN BIKING BECAME AN OFFICIAL OLYMPIC EVENT AT THE ATLANTA GAMES IN 1996, AND THE SUMMER GAMES WILL BE RETURNING TO THE US IN 2028, IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED? OKAY. MOVED BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO. I'LL MAKE THE SECOND. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SANWONG. SECONDED BY DIRECTOR SANWONG. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. SO MOVING ON. FIRST, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS NOT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. [PUBLIC COMMENT] IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE ZOOM ROOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT NOT ON THE AGENDA. WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE. OKAY, LET'S START WITH THEM. MS. MELLOW, MELON, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. SOME OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE ME, BUT MY BUSINESS CARD NOW SAYS RETIRED BY CHOICE, NOT VOTED OUT AND NOT INDICTED. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF TWO EVENTS THAT HAPPENED OVER THIS WEEKEND, BOTH OF WHICH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PARK DISTRICT'S SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [00:30:07] USE OF THE PARK. ON JUNE 1ST, THE VETERANS IN CASTRO VALLEY DID A CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT TO HELP VETERANS. WE HAD 87 GOLFERS. THE GOLF COURSE NEVER LOOKED BETTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SELECTING TOUCHSTONE, AND THE FOOD WAS ALSO PRETTY DOGGONE GOOD, TOO. THE BREAKFAST BURRITO WAS ROUNDLY ENJOYED BY EVERYBODY, AS WAS THE LUNCH, WHICH HAD TRI-TIP AND CHICKEN AND OTHER GOOD SALADS, AND IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR GOLF. IT WASN'T TOO HOT. IT WASN'T TOO COOL. WE HAD A GOOD TIME. DON'T ASK ME HOW I DID, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK UNDER THE WORD DUFFER IN THE DICTIONARY, THAT'S MY PICTURE. THE SECOND EVENT WAS ON JUNE 2ND, THE LAKE CHABOT TRAIL CHALLENGE. NOW, YOU MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED IT, BUT THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A 2024 ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA CALIFORNIA STATE TRAIL HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS WAS A CHAMPION EVENT, A CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT 401 PARTICIPANTS RANGING IN AGE FROM 8 TO 82. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF SPRINTERS. OH MY LORD, THEY SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOUR STAFF. RANGER SANDRA KIND OF WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BECAUSE AS WE'RE GETTING READY TO START, THE TRAIL IS BEING CHECKED, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK? A TREE HAS FALLEN ACROSS IT, AND SO WITH THE HELP OF THE RANGER AND SCOUT TROOP TWO, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE AND SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, THE PATH WAS CLEARED ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. SO WE WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO RANGER SANDRA, TO THE SCOUTS THAT HELPED PARTICIPATE, AND THEN JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE APPRECIATED, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU EACH YOUR OWN VFW CHIP, AND THAT'S FOR THE FIRST, AND THEN LOOKY HERE A TRAIL CHALLENGE BAG. SO THAT'S OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. NOW, IF I CAN, I'LL JUST COME BY REAL QUICK. PUT IT UP. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? COUPLE BAGS. ALL RIGHT. WAIT. FRANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND STAFF. YOU GUYS DO GREAT WORK AND APPRECIATE IT, AND YOU HIGHLIGHT LAKE CHABOT AND REDWOOD CANYON GOLF COURSE SO MUCH. AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT, AND BY THE WAY, AS A BIT OF TRIVIA FOR YOU. BECAUSE SOUTHWEST GOLF COURSE IS FOUNDATION. GUESS WHERE THEY'RE CHOOSING? REDWOOD CANYON. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE UP YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MELON. GOOD TO SEE YOU. NO MORE DIRECTOR. WELL, FORMER DIRECTOR MELON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] RENEE PATTERSON. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RENEE PATTERSON. I'M AN ADVOCATE ANALYST. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RENEE PATTERSON. I'M AN ADMIN ANALYST IN OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS SERVICES, AND I WORK HERE AT PERALTA OAKS ON THE THIRD FLOOR. HERE TO REMIND YOU OF THE FILING THAT AFSCME FILED ON AUGUST 26TH, 2022. IT'S AN UNFAIR PRACTICE CHARGE WITH PERBS, WHICH IS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BOARD, AND THE CHARGE IS FOR BAD FAITH BARGAINING, INTERFERENCE, DIRECT DEALING AND UNILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION, AND I WAS HOPING I WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE BECAUSE I HEARD A REALLY GOOD, GOOD, GOOD RUMOR THAT THERE WAS A SCHEDULED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED COURT CASE, I DON'T KNOW, MEDIATION, WHATEVER, AND IT GOT CANCELED. SO NOW WE'RE LIKE, IN A HOLDING PATTERN WAITING FOR IT TO GET UNCANCELED. SO AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, I'LL KEEP COMING TO THE BOARD TO REMIND YOU OF THIS FILING UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH IT, WHATEVER THAT MAY [00:35:02] BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY, SO WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD. FIRST OF ALL, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? [CONSENT CALENDAR] SO MOVED. SECOND. I WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT OR ONE COMMENT ON ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE, AND THEN I HAVE AN EDIT FOR ITEM 11. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. SO FIRST WE'LL OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE IT, AND YOU CAN STILL PULL IT. YEAH. OR VOTE. ARE YOU GOING TO PULL IT OR YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE AN EDIT TO 11, SO I THINK I MAY HAVE TO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OFFER THE EDIT FIRST. OKAY. WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND. RIGHT OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO THEN WE'LL PULL ITEM 11, AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYONE WANTS TO PULL. LET'S JUST WE GO AHEAD. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON 13 AND THAT WAS IT. 13 AND THEN 14 AND 15, BUT JUST COMMENTS. NOTHING TO CHANGE THE VOTE. I DON'T WANT TO PULL 11. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE AN EDIT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED, BUT I THINK IN ORDER TO MAKE AN EDIT SHE NEEDS TO WE NEED TO PULL IT AND VOTE ON IT. VOTE ON IT. WELL, EITHER VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY OR PUT IT BACK IN, BUT AT THIS POINT, IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. YEAH, OKAY. A MOTION BY DIRECTOR MERCURIO AND SECOND BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD, AND WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND DEAL WITH ITEM 11? WHAT IS THE EDIT THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE? YES. REPRESENTATIVE SWALWELL IS MENTIONED AS SENATOR SWALWELL, AND SO THE EDIT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS TO SAY REPRESENTATIVE. OKAY, AND THERE'S TWO THERE'S A FEW PLACES. FAIR ENOUGH. [LAUGHTER] IN THE ANALYSIS SECTION, AND THEN ALSO IN THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S VOTE. I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT CHANGE? I GUESS WE DO SINCE WE PULLED IT. WONDER WHO WOULD OPPOSE THAT. WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBER FOUR. OKAY. I'M STILL ON I'M ON NUMBER 11 RIGHT NOW. SO SO OKAY SHOULD I THEN VOTE ON THIS SEPARATELY, OR CAN WE JUST MAKE THOSE. COMMENTS AND THEN SO. IF YOU PULLED IT FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE NEED TO OKAY. YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THAT ITEM ANYWAY. GOT IT. SO YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER 11 WITH THE RECOMMENDED EDITS. YES. OKAY. MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE APPROVED THE FULL CONSENT CALENDAR. WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND ASK? I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU SAID YOU HAD QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THE ITEMS. SO DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR WAESPI? SURE. MY QUESTION WOULD BE ON ITEM 13 OR MY COMMENT ON ITEM 13, WHICH IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE BEARSAVER THREE-STREAM TRASH RECEPTACLES FOR ALMOST $140,000. WE'RE GOING TO BUY 60 OF THOSE. WELL, I SUPPORT THIS FULLY, AND I LOVE THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BUY. THAT INCLUDES THE GAUGE OF THE STEEL USED ON THE HANDLES AND THE HINGES AND EVERYTHING, AND I KNOW THESE ARE HEAVY DUTY AND STRONG. I ALSO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A PILOT PROGRAM WITH THEM IN THE PARK DISTRICT. I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY RESULTS. I MEAN, DID WE GET ANY FINDINGS? HOW DID WE FIGURE OUT THAT THESE WERE SUCCESSFUL? WAS THERE A DIVERSION NUMBER WHICH WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR, IN OTHER WORDS, TAKING WASTE OUT OF THE WASTE STREAM AND PUTTING IT IN THE RECYCLING STREAM OR THE COMPOSTING STREAM IN THE CASE OF THESE RECYCLERS. ROBERT KENNEDY, ACTING AGM OF OPERATIONS. YES. OUR SANITATION AND RECYCLING TEAM CONDUCTED A PILOT PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT AND IMPROVE OUR THREE STREAM WASTE COLLECTION THROUGHOUT THE PARKS. I WILL GET THOSE NUMBERS IN THE DATA BACK TO YOU AS A RESULT OF THAT, BUT WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS IN STEWARDSHIP, AND WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE IN ANIMALS [00:40:01] ENTERING OUR WASTE STREAMS AND CREATING AN ISSUE WITHIN OUR PARKS BECAUSE THERE'S PREDATORY ISSUES AND PRESSURES RELATED TO THAT SPREAD OF DISEASE. AND SO WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO OVERALL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF OUR PARKS AS A RESULT OF USING THESE THREE STREAM CONTAINERS AND HAVING ALL OF OUR WASTE COLLECTION OPERATIONS COVERED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAMAGED OR ENTERED BY OUR FURRY FRIENDS IN THE EVENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THEN JUST ON ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS, THE NEXT THREE WERE PURCHASING THREE STREAM RECYCLERS. I KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT I'M VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT A OFF ROAD RESCUE UTILITY POLARIS VEHICLE IS, AND THE ONLY REASON I BRING THIS UP, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BUY TWO, WHICH IS PRETTY NEW AND PRETTY EXCITING HYBRID POLICE PURSUIT VEHICLES IN THE PAST BECAUSE I'M VISUAL I IT WAS IN THE REPORT WHICH ARE ALWAYS VERY THOROUGH. JUST A PICTURE OF THE ITEM. IF YOU COULD SHOW US A PICTURE, I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT A POLARIS RESCUE VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE. YES, I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION AND PICTURES AND PROVIDE. IN THE PACKET FROM NOW ON. I KNOW JASON DOES IT ALL THE TIME WHEN WE BUY SOME EXOTIC REMOTE MOWER. HE DOES A GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF. WE CAN ADD PICTURES FOR ALL OF OUR ITEMS MOVING FORWARD. GREAT. THANKS. OKAY, SO JUST TO ADD, BECAUSE I ASKED A SIMILAR QUESTION TO YOU, I JUST WANTED TO LET THE ANSWER KNOW, LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT THE ANSWERS WERE BECAUSE I HAD ASKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S A SHORT BED AND THEY'RE PROMOTING IT AS A TRANSPORT FOR PATIENTS. AND APPARENTLY THEY HAVE A SLIP ON THAT GOES ON THERE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE A STRETCHER. SO. IT'S PRETTY COOL. ALL RIGHT. THE ONLY THING I ASKED WAS THAT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO NEED A TRAILER, AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR THE TRAILER AT THE SAME TIME. SO. OH, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S. DID YOU GET AN ANSWER? YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT LATER. OKAY. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WERE THERE OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR SANWONG. GO AHEAD. I GUESS THERE'S ONE QUESTION AND ONE COMMENT. SO THESE ARE ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE, AND THE ONLY REASON I SAY BOTH FOUR AND FIVE. SO I SEE ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, AND THEN FIVE IS FEDERAL LEGISLATION, AND I NOTICE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BILL 7462 ON WILDFIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE ACT. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 1060, WHICH I KNOW AT THE MOST RECENT FINANCE COMMITTEE WE HAD DISCUSSED BRIEFLY, AND I ALSO HAD BROUGHT IT UP AT THE PAC MEETING IN APRIL OF 2024. I'M JUST CURIOUS, DID WE DO WE KNOW IF WE APPROVED SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 1060 IN THE CALIFORNIA SENATE? THAT'S MY QUESTION. THEN I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT. ERICH PFUEHLER, CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON THIS SENATE BILL, THE STATE BILL, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD IT TO OUR LIST TO LOOK AT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. YES, AND THE REASON THIS CAME UP AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I KNOW WE HAD APPROVED SOME OR WE HAD MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE COMING TO THE BOARD, POSSIBLY AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE FUELS MITIGATION WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN ANTHONY CHABOT PARK. I KNOW HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE IN CALIFORNIA, SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO WILDFIRE RISK, IS A REALLY YOU KNOW, TOP OF MIND CONCERN, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE AS WE SEE THESE DIFFERENT BILLS, WHETHER IT'S IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OR SACRAMENTO OR BOTH, TO REVIEW WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HELP YOU KNOW, HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE IN CALIFORNIA, AND JUST TO FOLLOW CLOSELY I GUESS NOW WE'VE APPROVED THE H.R. 7462, AND THEN MAYBE WE'LL SEE SENATE BILL 1060 IN THE FUTURE, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING REALLY GOOD WORK IN REGARDS TO WILDFIRE RISK, AND I THINK THAT THESE BILLS IN SACRAMENTO AND WASHINGTON, D.C., HELP IN REGARDS TO ADDRESSING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE AND PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET IN CALIFORNIA, AND THEN JUST ANOTHER COMMENT, AND I KNOW THIS IS IT'S A LITTLE BIT RELATED, BUT NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, BUT IN TERMS OF LOCAL ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE ON THE BALLOT. DO WE EVER REVIEW ANY OF THIS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS COMING UP IN, THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION THAT MIGHT WE MAY WANT TO REVIEW AT SOME POINT. YES WE DO. FROM TIME TO TIME, TAKE POSITION ON LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES THAT AREN'T OUR OWN. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. [00:45:03] IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST. WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. OH, SORRY. FOR ITEM FOUR. OKAY, GREAT, AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE WEBINAR AND IF THEY COULD RAISE THEIR HAND, PLEASE. SCOTT BARTLEBAUGH, ADVOCACY DIRECTOR OF BICYCLE TRUST COUNCIL AT EAST BAY, COMMENTING ON AB 3147, WHICH SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A CALIFORNIA TRAILS CONSERVANCY. SO I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE THE PARK DISTRICT SUPPORTING THAT. I THINK IT HAS SEVERAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE VERY RELEVANT TO THE PARK DISTRICT. ONE TRAILS ARE THE MOST WANTED AMENITY THAT THE PARK DISTRICT OFFERS. SO I THINK A TRAILS CONSERVANCY WOULD HELP ELEVATE THE PRIORITY AND STATE LEVEL SUPPORT FOR TRAILS. WHICH I'M SURE THE PARK DISTRICT WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. ADDITIONAL ITEM IS IT TALKS ABOUT NATURAL SURFACE TRAILS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO BICYCLE TRAILS, COUNCIL OF THE EAST BAY AND OUR MEMBERSHIP, AND WITH THAT IT MAY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THAT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TRAIL PROJECTS ARE GENERALLY MORE FUNDED OR THERE'S FUNDING IS MORE READILY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE. HOPEFULLY THIS WOULD BE A ROUTE TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR TRAILS THAT HAVE LESS OF AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ASPECT TO THEM, AND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE RECREATIONAL ASPECT TO THEM, OR SIMPLY AN ACCESS ASPECT TO THEM. ADDITIONALLY, IT HAS LANGUAGE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LACK OF TRAIL ACCESS IS A FACTOR IN ROGUE TRAIL CREATION, AND ELEVATING THE PRIORITY ON CREATING ACCESS IS A WAY TO PROVIDE BETTER STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. I THINK WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE ACCESS THAT PARTICULARLY MOUNTAIN BIKERS HAVE AT CROCKETT AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE BRIONES PILOT PROJECT ARE SHOWING SOME POSITIVE RESPONSE TO MINIMIZING IMPACT OF ROGUE TRAIL CREATION WHEN ACCESS IS AVAILABLE. SO WHILE THOSE ARE ONLY TWO CASES SEEING IT IN THE LANGUAGE FOR AB 3147 PROVIDES ANOTHER REFERENCE WHERE OTHERS ARE SEEING THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF AB 3147. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION ON THE REPLACING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER PROJECT AT TILDEN NATURE [ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION] AREA. WELCOME, REN BATES. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. I'M REN BATES CHIEF OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. I'M HERE JUST TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JIM DEVLIN AND MIKE MORAN, AND YOU'LL BE IN GOOD HANDS WITH THEM. THIS IS OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN. WE'VE BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO GET TO A FINAL DESIGN. SO THERE WILL BE SOME RENDERINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. I THINK AT THIS POINT, JUST FOR CLARITY, WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WE ARE SORT OF AT A POINT WHERE OUR BUDGET IS TAPPED OUT IN TERMS OF MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD. SO THIS IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE, AND WE'RE AT A DECIDING POINT AS TO WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE FUND IT MOVING FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JIM AND MIKE AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I'M JIM DEVLIN, ARCHITECT AND PROJECT MANAGER IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. LET'S SEE, I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER REPLACEMENT PROJECT, AND WE'RE REN MENTIONED WE'VE WRAPPED UP THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SLIDES THAT I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH RELATIVELY QUICKLY BECAUSE I PRESENTED THEM TO YOU MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK ME TO COME BACK TO THOSE SLIDES. THESE ARE JUST THE PROJECT GOALS THAT I'VE GONE OVER NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS SLIDE JUST REFLECTS THE BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED, AND ALSO JUST ALWAYS WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE TILDEN LITTLE FARM WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS PROJECT AND WILL NOT BE RENOVATED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. THIS IS JUST GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT. IT'S IN THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, WHICH IS IN THE HILLS JUST EAST OF THE COMMUNITIES OF TILDEN AND BERKELEY. I'M SORRY, OF KENSINGTON AND BERKELEY. TO DATE, WE'VE COMPLETED QUITE A BIT OF TASKS. I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE IT. BASICALLY, WE'VE COMPLETED SCHEMATIC DESIGN. [00:50:01] I THINK SOME OF THE IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN THAT WAS WE HAD THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS. WE ALSO HAD THREE ON SITE EXHIBITS AT THE TILDEN NATURE AREA AND THE TILDEN EEC. WE HAD EXHIBITS DISPLAYING THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROJECTS. AS WE COMPLETED THEM, THERE'LL BE A NEW ONE GOING UP SHOWING WHAT WAS BEING PRESENTED TODAY OR A PORTION OF WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TODAY. AS I SAID, WE'VE COMPLETED THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE RIGHT NOW. THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE, BUT THOSE WILL BE PENDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING. WE DO HAVE REMAINING FUNDS IN THE PROJECT THAT WE WILL BE USING TO HIRE A CEQA CONSULTANT. NOW THAT THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE WE'VE DEFINED THE PROJECT, WE CAN COMMENCE WITH THAT PROCESS. THIS HERE'S JUST A QUICK SLIDE TO SHOW THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND SORT OF ORIENT YOU TO THE TOP OF THE SHEET. WELL, IN THE CENTER OF THE SHEET IS THE EXISTING FACILITY. JUST TO THE LEFT IS THE SECURITY RESIDENCE AND LITTLE FARM IS TO THE RIGHT. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS PLAN IS THE WILDCAT CREEK CORRIDOR, AND TO THE TOP OF THE SHEET IS THE WOODLANDS AREA LEADING UP TO THE WILDCAT PEAK. I THINK I'VE SHOWN THIS. THE FLOOR PLAN HAS NOT CHANGED DRASTICALLY SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SHOWED IT. I THINK THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF IT IS THERE'S AN EAST WEST ACCESS AND A NORTH SOUTH ACCESS. THE NORTH SOUTH ACCESS AXIS IS THE ONE THAT HAS THE RED ARROW POINTING TO IT, WHICH IS THE MAIN ENTRY. ONE WOULD ENTER THE BUILDING THERE, AND AS YOU PROCEED ON THAT AXIS TO YOUR RIGHT WOULD BE THE RESTROOM WING, OUR BUILDING. THEN CONTINUING ON, YOU'D COME TO THE RECEPTION DESK STRAIGHT AHEAD OF YOU, BEHIND THE RECEPTION DESK CONTINUING ON THAT AXIS IS THE ADMINISTRATION PORTION. THAT'S WHERE STAFF WOULD BE LOCATED. ON THE EAST WEST AXIS. LET ME SEE IF I CAN MAKE THE. WITHOUT THIS HELP. THIS IS THE EAST WEST AXIS, AND ON THIS AXIS IS WHERE THE EXHIBITS TAKE PLACE. DOWN AT THE WHERE THE CURSOR IS RIGHT NOW IS WILL BE THE PORTION THAT'S WHERE THE WILDCAT CREEK EXHIBITS WILL BE. AS YOU MOVE UP TO THE TOP HERE THIS IS WHERE THE WOODLANDS EXHIBITS ARE, AND IN THIS ZONE HERE IS SORT OF AN AREA OF REFLECTION. THERE'LL BE EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE EXHIBIT AREA. THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED WITH THE LARGE WINDOWS AT THE END OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NORTH SOUTH. SORRY, THE EAST WEST. THIS IS THE EAST WINDOW AND THE WEST LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE THAT THE EXHIBITS ARE INTERPRETING. HERE'S THE RENDERING. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR WITH EVERYONE. THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE IS A VERY EARLY PHASE OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL IMAGE. THIS IS NOT WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO BE BUILT, BUT THIS GIVES US AN IDEA OF THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED. THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE AS FAR AS MATERIALS, COLORS. ALSO, THERE'LL BE SOME VALUE ENGINEERING AS FAR AS WE DEVELOP MORE INVOLVED IN THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, HELPING US TO DECIDE WHAT MATERIALS, BUT CURRENTLY THE IDEA IS THE ROOF IS A METAL METAL ROOF. THE WALLS ARE A COMBINATION OF METAL ROOFS COMING DOWN AND COVERING THE WALL AREA, BUT HERE AT THIS PUBLIC ENTRY AREA WHERE THIS IMAGE IS, THE MATERIALS ARE WOOD SIDING, AND SOME MIGHT HAVE THE QUESTION LIKE WOOD SIDING IN A FIRE PRONE AREA. WELL, THE STATE IS VERY CLEAR WITH BUILDING CODE REGULATIONS IN BUILDING AND WIRE IN A FIRE PRONE AREA, SUCH AS THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, AND THERE ARE WAYS OF CONSTRUCTION WHERE YOU PUT IN A ONE HOUR FIRE MEMBRANE IN THE WALL MEMBRANE, AND THEN YOU CAN APPLY OVER THAT ON THE EXTERIOR A MATERIALS SUCH AS WOOD SIDING. THIS VIEW YOU'RE LOOKING AT, [INAUDIBLE] YOU. YOU'RE STANDING IN THE TILDEN NATURE. SORRY. THE TILDEN LITTLE FARM PLAZA, JUST TO YOUR RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE IN THE CORNER THERE THE COW BARN, BUT JUST SORT OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF SOMEONE COMING TO LITTLE FARM WHEN THEY TURNED AROUND AND STARTED HEADING HOME THEY WOULD BE GREETED BY THIS FACILITY. THE LARGE GABLE ROOF IN THE CENTER DESIGNATES THE ENTRY TO THE FACILITY, AND TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT OF THAT ARE THESE SORT OF LOWER SCALE BUILDINGS, [00:55:06] WHICH IS THE CLASSROOM AND MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDINGS. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS WHEN WE HAD A FLAT ROOF. THERE WAS A NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT COMMENTED THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT MAYBE WAS THE BEST, AND SO WE TOOK THAT TO, AND NOW THOSE ARE ACTUALLY HAVE THE SLOPED ROOFS ON THEM, BUT THE IDEA IS TO KEEP THOSE MASSES OF THE CLASSROOM AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE TO BE A LOWER SCALE SO THAT THE MAIN ENTRY BECOMES THE FOCUS OF SORT OF THE COMPOSITION. THESE HERE ARE SOME IMAGES OF THE INTERIOR. ONCE AGAIN, THESE ARE STUDY IMAGES. SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY THIS DRAMATIC SPACE WE HAVE JUST WHITE WALLS? WELL, IN ACTUALITY, THE WALLS PROBABLY WILL NOT BE ALL WHITE. MAY NOT BE ANY WHITE. THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE EXHIBIT DESIGN. IT WILL COME IN WITH A COLORS, MATERIALS AND MAYBE PHOTO MURALS THAT ARE PUT ON THE WALL. SO THIS IS JUST FOR US TO GET AN IDEA TO UNDERSTAND THE SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VISITORS OF THE EXHIBIT AREA. SO THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT IS YOU'RE STANDING AT THE RECEPTION DESK LOOKING BACK AT THE MAIN ENTRY. SO YOU COME THROUGH. YOU'D BE COMING THROUGH THAT CORRIDOR FROM TILDEN LITTLE FARM INTO THE FACILITY YOU'LL SEE UP IN THE THERE ARE SKYLIGHTS UP ON THE TO THE LEFT THAT COME DOWN AND SHED LIGHT INTO IT. SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE A PRETTY DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE COMING IN WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE VISITORS. SORRY. AT THE RECEPTION DESK. THAT'S THE IMAGE TO YOUR RIGHT, THERE'S THAT EAST WEST AXIS THAT I DESCRIBED THAT HAD THE EXHIBITS AND SO ON THIS IMAGE, YOU'RE STANDING IN THE WATERSHED PORTION OF THE EXHIBIT, AND YOU'RE LOOKING BACK TOWARDS THE WOODLAND EXHIBIT AND OUT THE WINDOW OUT TO THE WOODLANDS, AND THIS JUST SORT OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE IN THERE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THIS HERE IS AN IMAGE FROM, I HATE TO SAY THE REAR, BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO REAR TO THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S YOU EXPERIENCE IT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS, BUT GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT. IF YOU WERE GOING TO THE EXISTING FACILITY AND YOU WENT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, WALKED THROUGH THE ROTUNDA, OUT THE BACK DOOR, YOU WOULD BE ON A DECK LOOKING AT A GREEN SLOPING LAWN UP TO THE WOODLANDS AREA. WELL, THOSE CHILDREN STANDING ON THAT YOU SEE IN THIS IMAGE ARE AT THE TOP OF THAT GREEN GRASS AREA. THEY'RE LOOKING DOWN, SORT OF LOOKING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THAT GRASS AREA TO THE, THE NEW FACILITY. SO ONCE AGAIN, HAVE THAT SORT OF SLOPED LAWN AREA THAT CREATES A ALMOST AN AMPHITHEATER EFFECT AND WILL STILL HAVE THAT DECK AT THE BOTTOM ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING, BECAUSE AND THAT'S OFTEN USED BY THE RANGERS FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO WE WANTED TO RECREATE THAT. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MIKE MORAN TO DISCUSS THE EXHIBITS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JIM AND REN. MY NAME IS MIKE MORAN. I'M ONE OF THE INTERPRETIVE RECREATION SERVICES REGIONAL MANAGERS. I'M THE NORTHWEST REGION, AND I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS PROJECT IN MY TEAM. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SARAH FETTERLY, SUPERVISING NATURALIST OF TILDEN NATURE AREA, WHOSE TEAM PUT TOGETHER AN AWFUL LOT OF THE CREATIVITY THAT BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE ARE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ECHOLS, PRESIDENT ECHOLS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HERE. WE ARE LIKE JIM JUST SAID, WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW SOME OF THE SLIDES YOU FOLKS HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT THE ONES FOR THE INTERPRETIVE PLANNING ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE TURNED OUR IDEAS AND OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR BRAINSTORMS INTO SOMETHING THAT WAS A LITTLE MORE COHESIVE, THAT THEN ALDRICHPEARS ASSOCIATES OUR CONSULTANTS CAN TAKE AND GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW THOSE THINGS MIGHT BE APPLIED IN EXHIBITS. SO, AS JIM MENTIONED ABOUT THE BUILDING, WE DON'T HAVE FINAL DECISIONS REGARDING EXHIBITS. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE TODAY ARE SAMPLES OR EXAMPLES OF HOW THOSE CONCEPTS, HOW THOSE THEMES CAN BE PUT INTO AN EXHIBIT TO BRING THE PLACE TO SUCCESS. SO FIRST OF ALL, OUR OVERARCHING THEME, AS WE'VE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, IS THIS IS THE OVERARCHING STORY. THIS IS THE REASON OF PROGRAMING AND PUBLIC ACCESS AND CONTACT AND INTERPRETATION AT THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, AND THAT IS THE DYNAMIC WATER. WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED EMBODIES DRAMATIC CHANGES THAT DEFINE THE LANDSCAPES, THE VALUES AND THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF THE EAST BAY. [01:00:01] NOW, UNDER THESE OVERARCHING THEMES, THERE ARE OTHER STORIES TO TELL THAT CONNECT TO THAT, AND THOSE ARE THOSE SUB THEMES THAT I'LL BUZZ THROUGH REALLY QUICKLY HERE THROUGH TIME. THE WATERSHED HAS BEEN A HOMELAND, A SOURCE OF SUSTENANCE, A COMMERCIAL WATER SUPPLY, GRAZING LAND, A EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION, A FLOOD HAZARD, AND A PLACE OF REFUGE AND RECREATION. PLANTS AND ANIMALS REVEAL THEIR ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN OUR CHANGING ECOSYSTEM. WILDCAT CREEK CARVES AND SHAPES THE LAND PROVIDES RICH AND VARIED HABITAT FOR MANY PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES, AND PEOPLE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN THE HEALTH OF THIS ECOSYSTEM, FROM PERSONAL TO POLICY LEVELS. LET'S SEE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY. LOOK AT THAT, AND THIS ONE, THE AVOCADO SLICED EGG. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. THIS IS WHERE WE STARTED TO GET OUR IDEAS AND SEE HOW THEY MIGHT ALL FIT TOGETHER INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE COHESIVE WITH SOME THREADS THAT RUN THROUGH. SO WE'RE KEEPING SOME OF THESE THREADS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE WATERSHED, AND WITH TILDEN REALLY BEING SURROUNDED OR BEING CENTERED ON WILDCAT CREEK AND THE WATER THERE, THAT WE MOVE ON UP TO LAKE ANZA, YOU HAVE JEWEL LAKE, THE CREEK ABOVE AND BELOW. WE STARTED WITH THAT WATER AND THAT EDDY, THAT STILL PART OF A CREEK WHERE WE HAVE SOME OF OUR REAL SIGNATURE FEATURES OF THE FROGS AND THE TURTLES, THE NUTRIENTS THAT REALLY SUPPLY THE ENTIRE WATERSHED AND THE WATERSHED SUPPLIES DOWN TO THE BAY. MOVING OUT A STEP FROM THAT WATER WE'RE IN THE NATURE AREA. THE 600 PLUS ACRES OF THE NATURE AREA, AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE, AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE SIGNATURE SPECIES AND SOME OF OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS LIKE JUNIOR RANGERS, THE LITTLE FARM, WOODRATS AND TREES. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY EXPERIENCING WHEN THEY GO TO THE NATURE AREA. MOVE OUT A FURTHER STEP THOUGH, AND WE'RE UP IN THE WATERSHED, AND THE IDEA IS THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CONNECTED AND UP INTO THE WATERSHED WRIT LARGE UP TO FROM THE PEAKS OF THE EAST BAY HILLS ON DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT AT THE BAY. WE'RE LOOKING AT HABITAT FOR RIVER OTTERS, FOR MOUNTAIN LIONS AND BOBCATS, BIRDS AND SUCH, AND ALSO THIS IS WHERE OUR PUBLIC IS AND OUR COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ARE. SO ALL THESE THINGS TIE TOGETHER THROUGH THAT WATERSHED VIEW. AND THEN A REALLY IMPORTANT FEATURE BEING SUCH A FLAGSHIP PARK, BEING SUCH A PART OF OUR EARLY HISTORY AND CONTINUING HISTORY IN THE PARK DISTRICT AND GOING FORWARD IS THE PARK DISTRICT AND LAND USE, SO THAT WE'RE USING THIS PROJECT TO INFORM FOLKS AND INTERPRET TO THEM HOW IT IS THAT THE TILDEN FITS INTO NOT ONLY THEIR LIVES, BUT INTO THE ENTIRE PARK DISTRICT AND HOW WE GO ABOUT MANAGING OUR LANDS. NOW, THESE THREADS YOU SEE RUNNING THROUGH, YOU'LL SEE ONE THAT SAYS OHLONE, ANOTHER THAT SAYS NATURALIST, AND THEN ONE BELOW SAYS SPECIES, SPECIFIC AND CONSERVATIONIST. WE WANT FOLKS TO LOOK AT ALL THESE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT LENSES, AND STAFF HAS COME TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH THESE FOUR DIFFERENT THREADS. THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO TILDEN NATURE AREA, AND THIS ONE WAS A COMP TO IT. THIS IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE ONE HERE. THIS IS. IT'S A CONCEPTUAL DRAWING. IF YOU LOOK RIGHT IN THE CENTER, THAT'S INTERPRETATION. JUST IMAGINE THAT BEING THE VISITOR CENTER. THAT'S THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF WHAT WE DO AT TILDEN, BUT AS FAR AS THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE GOES, WE REALLY WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS THE VISITOR IS GOING TO EXPERIENCE TILDEN NATURE AREA WHEN THEY GET THERE FROM THE TIME THEY GET INTO THE PARK ON THE WAY UNTIL THEY'RE OUT EXPLORING THE PARK ITSELF, AND THERE'S THE ARRIVAL, JUST GETTING THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHAT IS IT THE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE GREETED WITH WHEN THEY GET TO THE PARK? AND THEN THE DECOMPRESSION, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU PACKED UP THE KIDS, YOU PACKED UP ALL THE STUFF. YOU'VE REALIZED WHAT YOU'VE FORGOTTEN. IT'S TIME TO JUST DECOMPRESS AND GET INTO THE PARK AND REALIZE YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU'VE GOT. NOW IT'S TIME TO GO ENJOY, AND WHEN YOU HEAD UP TO THE NATURE AREA AND THE VISITOR CENTER, THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE RECEIVED. HOW ARE WE BEING RECEIVED? WHAT'S THE RECEPTION THAT FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCING WHEN THEY GET THERE? AND THAT LEADS INTO ORIENTATION, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE REALLY MEETING STAFF. THEY'RE LEARNING ALL THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND ONCE YOU'RE INSIDE THE VISITOR CENTER, WE HAVE SOME OF THEMES THAT JIM HAD MENTIONED THE WATERSHED ITSELF, THE QUIET CONTEMPLATION AREA. WE WANT FOLKS TO HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF EXPERIENCING THE PARK THROUGH THE EXHIBITS, THROUGH THE VISITOR CENTER. SO PART OF THAT IS VERY IMPORTANTLY THROUGH PLAY, AND PLAY IS DEFINED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT ALSO REFLECTION. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY ALLOWED EXPECTED AND GOING TO PARKS, BUT FOLKS WHO GO INTO PARKS AND VERY OFTEN REFLECT ON THE EXPERIENCE THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT, THEY'LL REFLECT BEFORE THEY GET THERE AND AFTER. WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES EXPLORING, GETTING IN AND GETTING OUT. WE WANT TO HAVE THIS PLACE BE A CENTER FOR FOLKS TO COME ON IN AND ORIENT THEMSELVES, GET COMFORTABLE IN THE PARK, TRY TO INTERPRET WHAT'S THERE, AND THEN GET OUT. GO SEE THE PARK. THAT'S WHY WE'RE THERE IS TO GET FOLKS OUT THERE, AND PART OF THE EXHIBITS MAY ALSO INVOLVE A LOT OF TOUCH. WE WANT TO USE MULTI-SENSORY APPROACHES, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF LEARNING STYLES, A LOT OF FOLKS WHO HAVE NEURO DIVERGENCES, NEURO [01:05:05] NORMALCIES THAT BROADEN, THAT HAVE A VERY BROAD SPECTRUM, AND SO WE HAVE ANIMALS HEADING OUT TO THE LITTLE FARM. WE HAVE AMBASSADOR ANIMALS IN THE VISITOR CENTER AS WELL, AND THEN CONNECTING FOLKS WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE WATERSHED. THE WATERSHED, LIKE NATIVE PLANTS AND FUNGI AND STUFF, AND THEN THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN ALDRICHPEARS AND ASSOCIATES PUT THOSE CONCEPTS AND IDEAS INTO THE BUILDING THAT EHDD PUT TOGETHER, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S THE WILDCAT CREEK AREA. THERE'S THE ORIENTATION AREA. AS YOU MOVE UP INTO THE FRONT DOOR THE RECEPTION AREA WHERE YOU'LL MEET STAFF AND SUCH, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A REFLECTION AREA KIND OF TUCKED OFF TO THE SIDE VERY PURPOSELY SO FOLKS HAVE A QUIETER RETREAT AREA TO GO THROUGH REFLECTION, AND THEN THE WOODLANDS AREA UP TO THE TOP, RIGHT IN THE DIAGONAL AND ALSO THE PARKLANDS AND PARKLANDS IS REALLY WHERE WE HIT ON THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS, NOT JUST TILDEN ITSELF, BUT OUR PARK HISTORY. WHAT IS WHAT THE PARKLANDS DO FOR FOLKS HERE AT TILDEN, THROUGHOUT THE EAST BAY AND BEYOND? AND WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL AS WE MOVE ALONG HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS AGAIN THAT WHAT ALDRICHPEARS & ASSOCIATES, THE CONSULTANT, DID REALLY WELL HERE WAS TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT OUR CONCEPTS, WHAT OUR THOUGHTS AND BRAINSTORMS WOULD LOOK LIKE AS EFFECTIVE EXHIBITS, AND SO JUST TELL US, NUMBER ONE, THAT IT'S POSSIBLE, AND ALSO THAT IT'S POSSIBLE IN A REALLY DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE WAY THAT MEETS A LOT OF THE NEEDS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME IN FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. SO WE MAY NOT SEE EVERY FEATURE HERE, BUT THESE ARE SAMPLES OF, HEY, WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO ADDRESS THIS PART OF THAT PARTICULAR THEME, AND THEY REALLY NAILED IT HERE. SO THE ORIENTATION AS YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM IN THE CENTER THERE. THAT'S WHERE YOU WALK IN, AND THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE START TO LOOK FOR THE RESTROOM KIND OF ORIENT YOURSELF. WHERE ARE WE AT TILDEN NATURE AREA, AND YOU CAN SEE AS YOU GO UP THE HALLWAY TOWARDS RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN, IT SAYS OHLONE HOMELAND. THIS IS A STRONG THEME YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT ALL THE EXHIBITS IS TO CENTER THAT OHLONE VIEWPOINT AND THAT OHLONE VOICE, NOT JUST HISTORICALLY, BUT PRESENTLY AND GOING FORWARD, AND I'M GOING TO READ THIS LITTLE SECTION HERE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT ALDRICHPEARS ASSOCIATES REALLY PUT IT NICELY. AFTER STEPPING THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE VISITOR CENTER, VISITORS ENTER A SPACIOUS OPEN LOBBY WITH HIGH CEILINGS AND VIEWS TO OUTSIDE. THEY ARE AT A DECISION POINT. SOME MAY CHOOSE TO USE THE AMENITIES LIKE ROSTER ROOMS, WATER FOUNTAINS OR SEATING, OR MEET UP WITH THEIR GROUP. OTHERS MAY STOP IN FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TILDEN TRAILS. THEY PICK UP TAKEAWAY MAPS AND CHECK A CHANGEABLE DISPLAY THAT FEATURES A WEATHER FORECAST OR MAYBE SCHEDULED EVENTS OF THE DAY, SEASONAL INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON BIRDS, OTHER SPECIES THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER THAT DAY IN THE PARK. FOR MANY VISITORS, THE ORIENTATION SPACE IS THE GATEWAY TO THE REST OF THE VISITOR CENTER, USHERING THEM TOWARDS THE EXHIBIT AREAS AT THE HEART OF THE BUILDING. LOOKING DOWN THE HALL, THEY SEE NATURALISTS AT THE RECEPTION DESK WITH AN INTRIGUING CUTAWAY LANDFORM. VISITORS CLUSTERED AROUND IT WITH DEEP INTEREST. VISITORS MAY STOP AT THE ORGANIZED RACK, HOLDING MAPS AND PAMPHLETS ALL ABOUT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. THEY MAY CHOOSE TO ENGAGE WITH DIGITAL INTERACTIVE THAT TAKES THEM ON A VIRTUAL VISIT TO OTHER PARKS. START THINKING ABOUT THEIR NEXT VISIT. VISITORS ENCOUNTER A PROMINENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT TILDEN IS PART OF THE ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF THE OHLONE PEOPLES, AND MAY HEAR AN AUDIO WELCOME IN THE CHOCHENYO LANGUAGE. VIEW AN ART PIECE OR ENGAGE WITH OTHER STATEMENTS ABOUT THE LAND THIS PLACE FROM THE OHLONE PERSPECTIVE. SO YOU SEE IN THAT LAST PARAGRAPH, THERE'S DIFFERENT CHOICES, DIFFERENT IDEAS AND BRAINSTORMS ON HOW WE PUT THESE THINGS INTO PLACE. AND THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY HAVE OUR GREAT EXPERIENCE OF HAVING A VISITOR CENTER. ALSO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY'RE MEETING PEOPLE AND THEY'RE REALLY GETTING A FEELING THEY'RE WELCOME THERE. THIS IS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S NOT A PLACE TO JUST COME ONE TIME, COME AGAIN AND AGAIN, SEE DIFFERENT THINGS, MEET DIFFERENT PEOPLE, SHARE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. WE MOVE UP TO THE RECEPTION AREA, AND YOU CAN SEE THE WELCOME DESK IN THE UPPER CENTER RIGHT THERE. THAT'S RIGHT. NOW, THE TILDEN EEC THAT REALLY IS THE CENTRAL POINT WHERE FOLKS COME IN AND THOROUGHLY ENJOY THAT INTERACTION WITH PARK STAFF, INTRODUCING THEM TO SOME OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE ANIMALS THAT MIGHT BE THERE. SOME INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PARK AND SUCH, AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN THE CENTER THAT THING THAT HAS TENDRILS COMING OUT OF IT, AN AMBASSADOR ANIMAL HABITAT, SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE. THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING NOW AT TILDEN THAT HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND APA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TO TAKE THOSE IDEAS AND JUST EXPAND THOSE OUT. WHAT ARE THE SUCCESSES THAT WE WANT TO BUILD ON? WHAT ARE THE NEW THINGS WE WANT TO ADD TO THE EXPERIENCE? [01:10:01] AND THE FAMOUS AND FAVORITE MOUNTAIN LION IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE PART OF OUR CENTRAL EXHIBIT RIGHT THERE. OKAY. CONTINUE WITH RECEPTION YOU CAN SEE THIS HABITAT AREA AGAIN, I'LL MENTION THAT IT'S KIND OF AN EXPANSION AND ELABORATION, A WHOLE NEW STEP UP IN INTRODUCING PEOPLE TO TILDEN AND WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THAT GREETING DESK IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAVE, AS I MENTIONED, AMBASSADOR ANIMALS, SAMPLE HABITATS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S A CENTRAL FOCUS THAT BRINGS YOU RIGHT DOWN THAT HALL, AND AS SOON AS YOU'RE THERE, YOU'RE IN RECEPTION, YOU'RE IN CONTACT WITH THE NATURALIST, WITH THE INTERPRETIVE STUDENT AIDS, WITH OUR NATURALIST AID AND STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND SUCH. SO IT REALLY IS A GREAT DRAWING POINT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT APA HAS DONE HERE WITH THIS ARCHITECTURE TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THAT WILDCAT CREEK, THAT'S THE MAIN THEME WE HAVE HERE, RIGHT? SO THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR BIGGEST AREAS, AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO FIND HERE IS TO HAVE PEOPLE PROVIDE THEM WITH EXHIBITS. THAT GIVES THEM AN UNDERSTANDING, NOT JUST OF WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED AND WHERE THEIR PLACE IS IN IT, BUT ALSO WHAT IS A WATERSHED. HOW DOES IT WORK? IT CAN BE KIND OF A NOT NECESSARILY A FOREIGN CONCEPT, BUT MAYBE AN UNCLEAR CONCEPT, AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS CAN WE PRESENT THE WATERSHED? IT'S SUCH A KEY PART OF THE TILDEN NATURE AREA EXPERIENCE. HOW MANY WAYS CAN WE PRESENT THAT PEOPLE SO THEY CAN APPRECIATE IT WITH THEIR OWN STYLE? THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RENDERING SHOWING A MODEL IN THE MIDDLE, A VERY TACTILE AREA. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE TACTILE AND YOU COULD SEE ANOTHER ONE. WE HAVE AN AUDIOSCAPE AND WE HAVE SOME VISUAL AREAS. SO VERY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR FOLKS TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND CONNECT TO THIS PLACE, AND LET'S SEE. SO VERY TILDEN SPECIFIC, BUT ALSO HAVING A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT WATERSHEDS IN GENERAL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WATERSHEDS, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY LIVES IN WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED, BUT THE LESSONS LEARNED THERE, CONNECTIONS MADE THERE CAN BE TAKEN HOME, AND WHAT IT'S ALDRICHPEARS ASSOCIATES IS MIXED TOGETHER DIFFERENT TYPES, AS I MENTIONED THIS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NEWT EGG SAC RIGHT ON TOP. IMAGINE THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG DISCOVERIES THAT PEOPLE MAKE AT TILDEN NATURE AREA IS THE NEWTS, THE FAMOUS NEWTS AND THESE EGG SACS. YOU CAN IMAGINE HAVING SOMETHING THAT'S OVERSIZE, THIS MASSIVE SIZE THING THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFERENT IMPRESSION UPON YOU THAN IF YOU HAD A LIFE SIZE LITTLE PING PONG BALL. BESIDES, WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OF THAT AS WELL, BUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO DISCOVER DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK LIVE, ANIMALS TO BE DETERMINED, IF NOT DIFFERENT DIORAMAS AND SUCH. SO AGAIN, USING AS MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN TO EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE AND THE DRAW THE CONNECTION OF THE WATERSHED. THIS I FOUND TO BE REALLY INTERESTING AS WELL. CONTINUING THAT OHLONE THEME THROUGH, HOW IS IT THAT WE DON'T JUST GIVE THE OBLIGATORY CONCESSION AND OF LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE IN OHLONE TERRITORY, WE'VE PASSED THAT EXHIBIT AND NOW WE'RE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE. HOW IS IT THAT WE CAN CONNECT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THEMES THROUGH THOSE CONSTANT THREADS THAT WERE IN THAT AVOCADO OR SLICED EGG GRAPHIC? AND ONE OF THE IDEAS WAS TO PUT UP A LARGE SCULPTURE, OVERSIZE SCULPTURE, THIS ONE, AN EXAMPLE HERE MIGHT BE AN OHLONE FISH TRAP OR A WEIR BASKET THAT CATCHES FISH. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A WAY THAT FOLKS HAVE USED THE WATERSHED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND BRINGS RESPECT AND RECOGNITION THAT THIS IS NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST WATER, IT'S HUMANS AND WATER, ANIMALS AND WATER, ALL THE CONNECTIONS AND INTERACTIONS HERE. MOVING OVER TO PARKLANDS, AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT HISTORY. THERE'S A SECTION THERE CALLED THE NATURE OF CHANGE, AND ONE OF OUR DISCUSSION POINTS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS WAS THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS IN A LARGE SCALE, AND TILDEN REALLY SHOWS THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE EAST BAY AND THE NATURE OF CHANGE IN THE EAST BAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE EDGE, RIGHT ON THE URBAN EDGE. SO HOW WILL FOLKS INTERACT WITH THAT? AND THEN THE EBRPD HISTORY WALLS GET DOWN TO THIS NEXT ONE. JUST INDULGE ME HERE AGAIN AS I READ THIS, BECAUSE I FOUND THAT THEIR LANGUAGE REALLY SPELLS THAT OUT VERY WELL. THE COLORFUL COMPLEXITY AND ARRANGEMENT OF THIS LARGE DISPLAY ATTRACTS VISITORS FOR A CLOSER LOOK, A VARIETY OF ARTIFACTS AND EPHEMERAL STRUCTURE. A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT INTERPRETATION OFFERS VISITORS AVENUES TO UNDERSTAND THE DEEPER CONTEXT BEHIND THE CREATION OF TILDEN NATURE AREA AND THE LARGER NETWORK OF PARKLANDS IN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS A PLACE FOR THE DEEP DIVE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO EXPLORE LAYERS OF HISTORIC MATERIAL, TEXT AND OTHER MEDIA. INTERACTIVE POLLS. AS IN SURVEYS, POLLS ENGAGE VISITORS PERSONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE BY ASKING WHAT CHOICES THEY MIGHT HAVE MADE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND WHAT THEY SEE AS THE FUTURE OF THE PARKS IN THE REGION. THEY WILL SEE THE CHANGING SOCIETAL VALUES SHAPE THE NATURE OF LAND USE, EVEN WITHIN A SINGLE PARK ACROSS TIME. THE CENTRAL ARTIFACT IN THIS DISPLAY IS THE MAP MODEL USED DURING THE HISTORIC VOTE, WHEN RESIDENTS DECIDED TO DEDICATE THEIR TAX DOLLARS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE PARK DISTRICT. [01:15:07] ATOP THIS MAP, SIMPLE PROJECTIONS SHOW VISITORS WHICH AREAS ARE NOW PARKLANDS AND SPUR THEM TO CONSIDER HOW THEIR LIVES WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF VOTERS IN THE PAST HAD HAD DIFFERENT PRIORITIES. NEXT TO THIS ARTIFACT BASED DISPLAY IS A MULTI-USER, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE VISITORS ARE TASKED WITH MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST BAY. VISITORS TAKE ON DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, SUCH AS DEVELOPERS, RANCHER, CONSERVATIONIST, OR POLITICIAN BY PLACING CUBES WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON EACH SIDE ATOP A TABLETOP DISPLAY, VISITORS COLLECTIVELY DECIDE HOW TO MANAGE THE LAND. THE CUBES ARE DIGITALLY LINKED, SO FEEDBACK ON EACH IS TRACKED AS VISITORS RUN THE TABLE, WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND A BALANCE FOR PEOPLE IN NATURE. THAT LAST PARAGRAPH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT SEEMS VERY SPECIFIC, LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY AND THIS SPECIFIC THING, BUT THE IDEA IS THAT OUR APPROACH OF CONNECTING PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM BE REALLY INVOLVED IN THE HISTORY, THE MANAGEMENT, THE FUTURE OF THE PARK DISTRICT CAN BE DONE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND THIS IS JUST ONE IDEA OF THAT. SO WE MAY NOT SEE THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF AN EXHIBIT, BUT IT SHOWS THAT IT CAN BE DONE VERY EFFECTIVELY AND CREATIVELY AND INTERACTIVELY. WOODLANDS MUCH THE SAME THING. WE HAVE LOGS TO CRAWL THROUGH THE INTERACTIVE. WE HAVE NATURAL SITTING IN THE AREA, MAKING CONTACT WITH PEOPLE. WE HEAR IN MANY DIFFERENT YEAR, MANY DIFFERENT ACADEMIC PAPERS AND SUCH THAT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, THE BIGGEST PART OF BEING IN THE PARK IS TO TALK TO THE EMPLOYEES, TALK TO THE RANGER AND SUCH. SO WE HAVE A NATURALIST STATION RIGHT THERE. IF WE TAKE A LOOK HERE, WE CAN SEE MAYBE A NURSE LOG WHERE A COAST LIVE OAK HAS FALLEN. IF FOLKS CAN CRAWL THROUGH IT INTERPRETING FOOD WEBS AND CHANGING SEASONS USING AGAIN LIKE SMELL STATIONS, TOUCH STATIONS, CLIMBING AREAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. LIKE THIS ONE BIG WOODRAT NEST THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR AGAINST THE WALL, WHERE KIDS CAN CLIMB AROUND INSIDE AND BE THAT WOODRAT AND SEE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE AS A WOODRAT. WHILE YOU CAN SEE THE GROWN UPS WHO MAY BE NOT FEELING QUITE SO [INAUDIBLE] THAT DAY CAN SIT AND KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR CLIMBING WOODRAT CHILDREN. ALL RIGHTY, AND THEN AGAIN, IT SAYS WE SHOWED WITH THE FISHING WEIR BASKET. WE HAVE THE OHLONE WINNOWING BASKET HERE REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE USE OF ACORNS, ACORN TREES, OAKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OVER THAT WOODLAND. SO KEEPING THAT THEME VERY CONSISTENT. THE REFLECTION AREA, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, IS A QUIETER PLACE WHERE FOLKS CAN DO SOME REFLECTION, SOME READING, THE LITTLE LIBRARY AREA WHERE GRANDMA AND PAPA CAN SIT DOWN WITH THEIR GRANDCHILD AND JUST CHILL FOR A LITTLE BIT WHERE PEOPLE CAN FEED THEIR CHILDREN, WHERE PEOPLE CAN DRAW OR REFLECT OR JOURNAL AND JUST RELAX AND LOOK AT THE SCENERY GOING BY. VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PARK EXPERIENCE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE A DEDICATED AREA FOR THAT FOR PEOPLE, AND I WON'T GO ABOUT READING THIS JUST FOR SAKE OF TIME, BUT THIS IDEA OF REFLECTION, IF I MAY INDULGE OUR OWN MY OWN HISTORY OVER AT BIG BREAK IS THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE SEATING AREA WHEN THAT VISITOR CENTER WAS DESIGNED AND IT WAS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT PEOPLE COULD SIT AND SEE THE ENTIRE VISITOR AREA. SO AS THEIR KIDS ARE RUNNING AROUND AND EXPLORING AND SUCH, THEY CAN SEE THAT, AND IT WAS REMARKABLE HOW WE ENDED UP PUTTING IN TWO CHAIRS AND THAT GREW TO NOW, WYATT MOORE, THE SUPERVISING NATURALIST OUT THERE, HAS ADDED SEATING, HAS ADDED PADDED FLOOR AREA BECAUSE THAT NEED THAT USE OF THE VISITOR CENTER HAS EXPANDED SO DRAMATICALLY. WE WANTED TO CAPTURE THAT LEARNING FROM BIG BREAK OVER TIME AND APPLY IT HERE, AND ALDRICHPEARS AND ASSOCIATES HAVE DONE JUST AN AMAZING JOB IN DOING THIS. SO AGAIN, REALLY WANT TO REITERATE THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE MAY NOT BE WHAT WE END UP FINALLY SEEING, BUT IT SHOWS US REALLY EXCITING POSSIBILITIES WHEN WE HAVE GREAT DESIGNERS LIKE ALDRICHPEARS AND THE GREAT INNOVATIVE MINDS OF THE TILDEN STAFF, WE COULD PUT TOGETHER SOME REALLY EXCITING, INTERACTIVE TOP TIER EXHIBITS THAT COULD REALLY ENHANCE AND CONNECT FOLKS TO THE TILDEN NATURE AREA AND THE NEW VISITOR CENTER, AND I'LL TURN THIS BACK OVER TO JIM AS HE'LL TALK HERE, THAT THOSE INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCES ARE NOT LIMITED TO INSIDE, BUT OUTSIDE AS WELL. THANKS, JIM. SO THIS IMAGE IS OBVIOUSLY A SITE PLAN OF THE ENTIRE FACILITY. UP IN YOUR UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER IS THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE THAT EXISTS AT THE END OF THE PARKING AREA, AND THIS SCHEME HERE SHOWS A BRIDGE BEING A NEW BRIDGE BEING BUILT, LEADING DIRECTLY TO THE ENTRY. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. I'LL SHOW YOU A SORT OF A COMPARISON OF THE ROUTE ONE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IF WE DID NOT HAVE THE BRIDGE, AND WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH. BUT AS YOU CROSS THAT BRIDGE, YOU COME TO A CROSSROADS, THE ROAD THAT LEADS UP TO THE [01:20:07] LITTLE FARM, SO ONE CAN ACTUALLY TURN RIGHT AND GO ON UP TO LITTLE FARM, OR THEY CAN CONTINUE ON AND PASS THROUGH THE LAWN AREA. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGE LAWN AREAS THAT WE'RE PRESERVING IN THIS PROJECT. IT'S RIGHT BETWEEN LITTLE FARM AND THE MAIN ENTRY PLAZA OF THE FACILITY, THERE'S ALSO A LARGE TURF AREA. YOU'LL NOTE BACK BEHIND THE BUILDING IN THAT AREA THAT I DESCRIBED, THAT IN THAT IMAGE I SHOWED EARLIER. WE'RE ALSO PRESERVING THAT. SO THOSE ARE SORT OF THE TWO MAIN AREAS THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE LARGE GRASS AREAS. THE REST OF IT WILL SORT OF BE RESTORED WITH NATIVE PLANTING. SO THIS HERE IS THE ROUTE THAT ONE WOULD TAKE. IF THEY'RE COMING FROM THE PARKING TO THE VISITOR CENTER AND THEN ONTO LITTLE FARM. THIS IS A FULLY ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. DONE WITH THERE'LL BE SLOPES. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SLOPES AND RAMPS. SLOPES IS JUST A GRADUAL INCLINE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY HANDRAILS OR SPECIAL LANDINGS. AS SOON AS IT BECOMES A RAMP, THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE HANDRAILS ON THE SIDE AND ALSO CERTAIN LANDINGS, THAT IS EVERY 30 INCH RISE, AND THE HANDRAILS THERE CAN BE A LITTLE OBTRUSIVE AND KIDS START PLAYING ON THEM. SO WE TRY TO MINIMIZE THOSE, MINIMIZE THOSE IN THE PARK. SO THIS ROUTE IS A ROUTE TO THE MAIN FACILITY IN LITTLE FARM WITH THE BRIDGE. WITH THIS SCHEME IS NO BRIDGE, AND YOU COME FROM THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND YOU WOULD CONTINUE ON THAT SAME PATH THAT EXISTS TODAY. IT WOULD BE PROBABLY HAVE TO BE MODIFIED SLIGHTLY TO MAKE THE GRADES WORK, BUT ONCE YOU CROSS THE CREEK, YOU WOULD THEN TAKE THIS LITTLE BIT OF A SWITCHBACK ROUTE UP TO THE MAIN ENTRY, AND THEN ALSO THE SAME PATH FROM THE MAIN ENTRY ONTO THE LITTLE FARM. SO THAT JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE FACILITY. THIS IS A BLOW UP OF THE BRIDGE OPTION. WE DON'T HAVE A I DON'T HAVE A BLOW UP OF THE NON BRIDGE OPTION. ONCE AGAIN IT'D BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT EXISTS TODAY. THIS HERE IS SHOWING THE PATH FROM THE BRIDGE CUTTING THROUGH THE LAWN AREAS TO THE PLAZA. YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S A NUMBER OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE SITE. THESE ARE FOR WHEN THE BUSLOADS OF CHILDREN COME TO THE FACILITY. THEY HAVE TO BREAK THEM INTO SMALLER GROUPS AND THESE SORT OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS ARE AREAS THEY CAN BREAK THEM UP INTO, AND THEN THEY CAN SORT OF ROTATE THROUGH THE PARK AT DIFFERENT STATIONS. IN EACH OF THOSE, OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS WOULD HAVE SORT OF INTERPRETIVE ELEMENTS SPECIFIC TO THAT AREA. THIS HERE IS DOWN IN THE LOWER CORNER YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING RESIDENCE AND ITS PRESERVED YARD AREA, BUT MORE IMPORTANT HERE IS A STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA, AND SO JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WATERSHED EXHIBIT PORTION OF THE EXHIBIT, YOU CAN EXIT THROUGH SOME DOORS, COME THROUGH A WALKWAY AND WALK DOWN A BOARDWALK THAT WOULD LEAD YOU DOWN TO THE STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA, AND THERE WOULD BE AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM THERE WHERE ONE COULD BE EDUCATED ON THE WATERSHED EXPERIENCE. THIS IS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PROJECT. FROM HERE YOU WOULD YOU CAN SEE THE LAWN AREA AT THE SORT OF THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WITH A PLAZA, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THERE'S A MULTIPLE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS IN THIS AREA, AND THIS IS A PLANTING. JUST THE INTENT FOR THE PLANTING IS TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING NATURAL RESOURCES AND SORT OF EXTEND THEM INTO THE EXHIBIT CENTER AREA. SO THERE'S THE REDWOOD GROVE THAT ALONG WILDCAT CREEK TRAIL WOULD REMAIN AND BE SORT OF RE-EMPHASIZED UP ON THE UP BY THE WOODLANDS. THE WOODLANDS WOULD BE SORT OF COME DOWN TOWARDS THE BUILDING AND AT THE MAIN ENTRY AREA TOWARDS THE FRONT, WE WOULD HAVE OUR SORT OF NECTAR GARDEN THAT AND POLLINATORS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURE ADJACENT TO THE LITTLE FARM. SO BEFORE WE GET INTO QUESTIONS, I DID WANT TO SAY THEY'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS EVERYONE'S MIND IS HAS TO DO WITH HOW MUCH WOULD THE FACILITY COST? [01:25:06] WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING TOGETHER THOSE ESTIMATES, BUT THE INITIAL ESTIMATES ARE SUGGESTING, EXCUSE ME, IT WOULD BE IN THE $40 MILLION RANGE. NOW I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW THAT BREAKS DOWN THE CONSTRUCTION COST. THE ACTUAL WHAT WE WOULD PAY A CONTRACTOR TO BUILD THIS FACILITY IS, WOULD BE 20, APPROXIMATELY $23 MILLION FOR THE EXHIBITS. IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION. THE REMAINING THAT BRINGS MONEY THAT GOES TOWARDS DESIGN CONSULTANTS PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FEES, AND ALSO INCLUDES A CONTINGENCY FOR DURING CONSTRUCTION OF OUR STANDARD 15% CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY. WE'RE IN A PHASE NOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT ARE THE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE. ARE THERE PLACES WHERE IT CAN BE ADJUSTED? SOME OF THE DESIGN, BUT WE'RE WE CALL IT SORT OF THE VALUE ENGINEERING PHASE, WHERE WE WILL START TO LOOK AT THAT MUCH CLOSER NOW THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS, WE CAN THEN SORT OF ZERO IN AND START LOOKING AT, FOR INSTANCE, MATERIALS AND THAT COULD BE AN IN HOW ELABORATE THE SITE WORK WANTS TO BE. ONE EXAMPLE. THE BRIDGE, IF YOU'RE CURIOUS, IS ABOUT A $750,000 ITEM. SO THAT MIGHT BE ONE THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT VERY CLOSELY, BUT WITH THAT, I OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU, JIM. SO WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? DIRECTORS. DIRECTOR SANWONG. THANK YOU. THIS IS GREAT TO HAVE THIS OVERVIEW. I HAVE JUST MORE OF A COMMENT AND SUGGESTION FOR WHEN WE REVIEW THIS NEXT, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU KNOW, KIND OF PAIR THE NEXT STEPS WITH SOME OF THE VISITOR DATA JUST TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, NUMBER OF SCHOOL GROUPS MAYBE OVER THE LAST 5 TO 10 YEARS, WHATEVER DATA WE HAVE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, VISITORS ON THE WEEKEND, HIKERS VERSUS SOME OF THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES. SO WHATEVER YOU'RE ABLE TO DO, I KNOW WE MAY OR MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE DATA. SO EVEN IF IT'S ESTIMATED THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE. THANK YOU. OKAY. DIRECTOR WAESPI. THANK YOU. WELL, JIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I WELL, I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST PROJECTS I THINK WE BUILD IN THE PARK DISTRICT. I CAN'T GET OVER THESE DRAWINGS. I'M LAUGHING, THINKING THAT WHEN I WAS A CARPENTER FOR THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, THEY'D LET ME GO BUILD A SHED AND SOMEBODY WOULD DRAW SOMETHING ON A NAPKIN. GO, GO BUILD THAT SHED, AND SOMETIMES WE'VE GOT SOPHISTICATED AND MAYBE WE'D GET A BLUEPRINT, AND BEING ON OTHER BOARDS AND OTHER AREAS, SOMETIMES WE'D GET GREAT LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS TO COME IN AND SHOW US CONCEPTS AND BUBBLE DIAGRAMS OF PARKS WE WERE GOING TO BUILD. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THIS IS NUTS. THIS IT'S AMAZING, AND THEN THE IDEA OF ALLOWING AND I'M SAYING THIS SORT OF JOKINGLY LETTING THE NATURALISTS GET INVOLVED WITH BUBBLE DIAGRAMS WHICH FEATURE WOODRATS AND NEWTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK IS JUST AMAZINGLY GREAT. AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT FACILITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I'M THINKING I HOPE AT SOME POINT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE LEED GOLD, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. RIGHT? CORRECT, AND WE'VE ALSO TALKING ABOUT FIRESCAPE AND YOU KIND OF YOU KNOW, BUILDING BUILDINGS WITH WHAT'S IT CALLED, FIRE READY OR FIRESCAPES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU WANT TO HARDEN YOUR BUILDING, BUT YOUR CONCEPT DRAWINGS SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW, LET'S HAVE SOME ART HERE, AND YOU CAN COMBINE BOTH OF THEM, IN MY OPINION, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERPRET THAT. SO I HOPE THERE'S SOME INTERPRETIVE AND I WOULDN'T PUT IT INDOORS BECAUSE I THINK INDOORS IS JUST SO PERFECT, BUT LIKE OUTDOORS, AS YOU ENTER THE BUILDING, MAYBE OUTDOORS, THERE COULD BE SOME INTERPRETIVE PANELS TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS MAKING SHOWING HOW TO BUILD FIRE RESISTANT BUILDINGS. SO HOW TO DO ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS, AND IT'S BEEN DONE A MILLION TIMES BEFORE, BUT I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S LOSING THEIR INSURANCE THAT LIVES ALONG THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE, AND THIS COULD BE A GREAT INTERPRETIVE TOOL FOR THAT. [01:30:04] ALSO, WE WERE IN, PARDON ME, WE WERE IN WASHINGTON, DC AND TALKED TO SOME FOLKS FROM I THINK THOSE WERE FOREST SERVICE FOLKS WHO WE WERE TALKING TO AND ABOUT, SPECIFICALLY BIOCHAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THERE'S A FOREST PRODUCTS INSTITUTE. SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT. WAS THAT IT? AND I THINK IT'S IN MINNESOTA, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND THEY'RE INCORPORATING BIOCHAR INTO INSULATING MATERIALS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS. THEY'RE EVEN MAKING BIOCHAR ROOF TILES, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE A VERY, VERY INTERESTING THING. I KNOW YOU'RE WAY DOWN THE LINE AS FAR AS DESIGN IN THIS STUFF, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT INTERPRETIVE OPPORTUNITY. ALSO, WHEN WE'RE GOING SO MUCH INTO BIOCHAR. SO ANYWAY, IN CONCLUSION, I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT. I THINK IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE THAT WE'VE MOVED FROM KOMODO DRAGONS TO NEWTS AND WOODRATS, AND I LOVE THAT, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THAT HAVING THAT FORESIGHT. [LAUGHTER] GREAT. THANK YOU. WELL WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS. SAY IT AGAIN. THE APRIL 10TH COMMUNITY INPUT SESSION. WAS THERE GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION? THE ONE THAT WAS HELD ON APRIL 10TH. THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THAT WAS THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I BELIEVE. OKAY. IT JUST SAID ADDITIONALLY, A SUMMARY OF THE FINAL PUBLIC OUTREACH SESSION WOULD BE SHARED IN OUR STAFF REPORT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL GO RIGHT TO THE ONE QUESTION I HAD IS ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF THAT AREA OF THE BUILDING. IT'S THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN SUGGEST AN AMPHITHEATER TYPE SLOPE GRASS AREA THAT WOULD SEEMINGLY REPLACE WHAT'S BACK THERE NOW, WHICH IS A MORE EVEN GRADE AREA WHERE THE PARK DISTRICT OVER TIME HAS HELD EVENTS IN THE AREA, AND I'M WONDERING IF ANY CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO HOW POPULAR THAT AREA HAS BEEN FOR AN EVENT AREA WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO AN AMPHITHEATER SHAPED, I GUESS. I'M SORRY. MAYBE IT'S MY THE TERMS I USE MAY BE CONFUSING. IT WILL REMAIN THE SAME, ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU STEP OUT THERE NOW, THERE'S A SLIGHT INCLINE. YEAH, IT'S NOT FLAT OUT THERE, AND SO AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT WORK SO NICELY IS IT'S RELATIVELY FLAT. SO YOU CAN DO ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE A FLAT AREA, BUT THERE'S ENOUGH OF AN INCLINE THAT IF SOMEONE IS PRESENTING DOWN ON THE DECK, PEOPLE ARE SORT OF THERE'S A SLIGHT ENOUGH GRADE LOOKING DOWN AT IT. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IS THE INTENT IS THAT REAR AREA WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION THAT EXISTS OUT THERE NOW. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. DIRECTOR MERCURIO. YES. THANK YOU. YEAH. IT'S NICE TO SEE HOW THIS IS COMING TOGETHER AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT EVOLVE IN DETAIL, BUT JUST SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS. NOT REALLY RELATED TO THIS PROJECT NECESSARILY, BUT WHAT IS THE TILDEN NATURE AREA? WHAT DEFINES THE TILDEN NATURE AREA? I'LL ADMIT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN A BOUNDARY ON A MAP. SO IT SUGGESTS SOME KIND OF CERTAIN. MAYBE I DON'T KNOW, PROGRAMING OR SOMETHING. RIGHT I THINK. MIGHT HAVE MIKE OR SARA DESCRIBE THAT DIFFERENCE, THEY'LL GIVE YOU A MUCH MORE CONCISE ANSWER THAN I WOULD BE ABLE TO. YES. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SARA FETTERLY I'M THE SUPERVISING NATURALIST AT THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE PARK. IT IS 740 ACRES OF AN AREA THAT IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TILDEN PARK AND WILDCAT CANYON PARK. IT HAS A BIT OF A SPECIAL STATUS, AND SO THE RULES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BECAUSE THE INTENT OF THIS PARKLAND AREA IS TO BE A NATURE STUDY AREA, AND SO FOR THAT REASON, WE LIMIT BIKE ACCESS, WE LIMIT DOGS IN THE AREA, AND WE [01:35:05] ENCOURAGE SCIENCE EXPLORATION FOR FAMILIES AND FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. SO WE HAVE BOARDWALKS AND BEACHES AROUND OUR PONDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHICH ALLOW FOR IN-DEPTH NATURE STUDY IN THAT AREA, AND I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. I THINK YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. IT'S RELATED. SO IN THE ONE OF THE SLIDES THERE WAS SHOWING THE PLANTING DESIGN, AND WITH THE DIFFERENT COLORS ALL AROUND, IS THAT GOING TO BE TIED IN WITH PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN THE EDUCATION CENTER GOING OUT INTO THERE AND USING THOSE AS EXAMPLES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL. ABSOLUTELY. AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS WITH OUR NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMING THAT WE DO, WE REALLY WANTED TO PLANT PLANTS THAT WOULD SUPPLEMENT THAT PROGRAM. SO THINGS THAT LIKE SOAP ROOT, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE MIGHT USE IN OUR PROGRAMS, WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT ACCESSIBLE RIGHT NEAR OUR VISITOR CENTER. SO WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED A PLANT LIST OF PARTICULAR PLANTS THAT WE WANTED TO SEE THERE FOR THAT PROGRAM. SAME THING WITH THE REDWOOD FOREST AREA. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A DENSE GROVE OF REDWOODS THAT WOULD REALLY REPRESENT THAT PLANT COMMUNITY. SO BASICALLY, THOUGH, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROJECT TO BE OUTSIDE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE HAVE THESE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, AND WE TIED THESE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE DOING NOW. SO IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO DO THESE SAME PROGRAMS HERE, BUT WATERSHED PROGRAMS ARE NATIVE AMERICAN LIFEWAYS PROGRAMS, OUR NATURE RAMBLE AND SENSORY PROGRAMS, ALL OF THESE HAVE DIFFERENT PLANT COMMUNITIES THAT REALLY WILL THAT WE TAP INTO FOR THOSE THINGS, AND WE WANT TO HAVE THAT ACCESSIBLE, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE PATHWAYS THAT WILL GO TO THESE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AREAS, AND THE PLANTINGS WILL SUPPORT THOSE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT'S EXCELLENT. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM OF THAT APPROACH AND HOW THOUGHTFUL THAT IS TO LIKE, JUST STEP BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO THE MAXIMUM LEVEL AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL. SO EVEN FOR WHERE THE CLASSROOM IS IN THE VISITOR CENTER. YEAH, AND THE ACCESS FROM THE CLASSROOM OUT THE BACK DOOR TO THESE DIFFERENT AREAS IS IT'S ALL BEEN CONSIDERED. YEAH. THAT IS GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I THINK IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY. OKAY. THANK YOU BOTH. WELL, ACTUALLY, ALL THREE OF YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A WONDERFUL UPDATE. I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. JIM FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PEAKED ROOFS. I THINK DEE AND I BOTH WERE COMMENTING ON THAT, BOTH IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONALITY AND IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER, AND YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WITH THE ROOFS, YOU SAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE METAL ROOFS, SO I ASSUME THERE'S SOME TYPE OF INSULATION OR WHATEVER TO HELP WITH THE HEAT AND THE COLD AND THE HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE BETWEEN THE WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT THE ROOF, WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE RAFTERS, AND I MENTIONED BEFORE, THOSE ARE RAFTERS THAT WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE EXISTING EEC FACILITY AND REUSED, BUT YOU'LL THEN SEE THE ROOF DECK, AND THEN ABOVE THAT IS ABOUT SIX INCHES OF WHAT WE CALL RIGID INSULATION. THEN THE METAL ROOFING IS ON TOP OF THAT. GOT IT. OKAY. MAY I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT? WELL, LET ME FINISH MINE. OH, I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT, YOU WERE DONE. NO, IT WAS JUST ONE QUESTION. WHEN YOU ARE DONE MAY I? YES. YOU MAY. YES. OKAY, AND THEN ON THE. SO MIKE, I AND SARAH, I AM SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE EXHIBITS, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. VERY EXCITING INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS. I LOVE HOW WELL INTEGRATED THEY ARE. I LOVE THAT WHEN YOU FIRST ENTER THE VISITOR CENTER THAT YOU HAVE A FOCUS ON THE OHLONE PEOPLE, AND THEN YOU HAVE THESE IN THE OTHER EXHIBITS. YOU HAVE THAT SORT OF TIE TO THE OHLONE PEOPLE AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND REALLY GREAT, AND SO ARE YOU CONSULTING WITH THE OHLONE PEOPLE AND THE OTHER GROUPS AROUND THOSE EXHIBITS. WHEN WE GET INTO THAT PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, WE WILL BE HAVING A MORE FORMAL CONSULTATION. [01:40:03] WE'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIVE FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE EAST BAY TO ALREADY KIND OF HAVE A HEAD START OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT THEMES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONVEY HERE? AND SO WE USE THAT PRE GATHERED KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM THIS. ONCE WE GET INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, OUR PLAN IS TO BRING ON FOLKS FOR MORE FORMALIZED PROCESS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTEGRATION OF THESE THEMES IS THROUGH THE EYES AND VOICES OF OHLONE FOLKS. SO THAT WILL BE THE PRIMARY DRIVER FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD, AND ALSO WANTED TO I REALLY APPRECIATE DIRECTOR WAESPI'S COMMENTS AS WELL ON THE USING THE STRUCTURE AND THE GROUNDS AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL FIRE RESISTANT INTERPRETIVE TOOL. I THINK THAT'S INTERESTING, AND I'M VERY FASCINATED WITH THE IDEA OF OF USING SOME OF OUR OWN HOME BAKED BIOCHAR, SO TO SPEAK, IF YOU KNOW, IF IT WORKS. BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, AS YOU SAID, THE BIOCHAR INSTITUTE IS WORKING ON IN TERMS OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS. SO IF IT DOES WORK FOR THE ROOFTOP OR IF THERE'S SOME OTHER WAY WE CAN USE IT, I THINK THAT WOULD I GUESS ACTUALLY IN THE LANDSCAPING OF THE GROUNDS, YOU COULD USE IT THERE TOO. SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE THE MOST CUTTING EDGE WAY OF USING THE BIOCHAR, BUT IF THERE'S WAYS TO USE IT, I THINK THAT'S SUCH A GREAT PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING, AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, LEADING THE STATE IN THAT AREA, AND IT WOULD BE IF IT FITS WITH THE BROADER WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT THERE, TOO. THANK YOU. YEAH. GREAT. WELL I'M EXCITED, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. OH, ACTUALLY, I GUESS JOHN HAD A QUESTION, AND THEN WE'LL LET COLIN HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION AND THEN LET'S MOVE. AND THEN ACTUALLY AFTER THAT, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND COME BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO A COMMENT REALLY WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE RENDERINGS, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE USE OF COLOR AND THE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED, AND SO WHEN YOU SAID YOU KNOW, OH, THESE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, AN IDEA, AND I WAS LIKE, OH, MAN. BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE REALLY GREAT, AND I LIKE THE WAY THEY BLEND IN. THOSE ARE THE SORT OF COLORS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE USING ON EVERYTHING THAT WE BUILD IN THAT KIND OF A LANDSCAPE, YOU KNOW, THE COLOR THAT WE PAINT THINGS AND ALL THAT, THOSE, IT LOOKS VERY HARMONIOUS, AND SO ANYWAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO THROW MY BIT OUT THERE FOR THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR COFFEY. SO, GENERAL MANAGER, WHEN CAN WE BUILD THIS? SO MOVED. YEAH. WE HAVE TO RAISE SOME MONEY FIRST. YEAH, YEAH. SO A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND. ALL RIGHT. HOPEFUL. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH, AND I THINK WE'VE FINISHED WITH THIS. AS I MENTIONED, IT'S AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE. OH, ACTUALLY, SORRY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TEN MINUTE BREAK FIRST. SOME PEOPLE ARE DUE FOR A BREAK, SO LET'S DO THAT. WE'LL CONVENE BACK HERE AT 3:15. SO JUST A LITTLE OVER TEN MINUTES. OKAY. WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED HAYWARD AREA SHORELINE PLANNING AGENCY HASPA JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT ECHOLS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M DEVAN REIFF, PRINCIPAL PLANNER HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT. PLEASED TO PRESENT TODAY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARK DISTRICT TO ENTER INTO A NEW JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT IN THE HAYWARD AREA SHORELINE PLANNING AGENCY, OR HASPA. AS DIRECTOR WAESPI KNOWS, THE HAYWARD SHORELINE IS A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT AT THE EDGE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE SHORELINE. THE SHORELINE IS HOME TO ENDANGERED BIRDS, WHICH THE PARK DISTRICT IS ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING TO NEST AND TO FLOURISH THROUGH THE WORK OF DAVE "DOC QUACK" RIENSCHE, SEEN HERE, AND HIS VOLUNTEERS AT WHAT'S CALLED TERN TOWN, WHICH IS AN ISLAND IN THE HAYWARD MARSH, WHICH IS A BREEDING GROUND FOR LEAST TERNS AND OTHER ENDANGERED BIRDS. [01:45:05] SO THE HAYWARD AREA SHORELINE PLANNING AGENCY, HASPA IS A 54 YEAR OLD JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY ORIGINALLY FORMED BY THE PARK DISTRICT, THE CITY OF HAYWARD AND THE HAYWARD AREA REC AND PARK DISTRICT, OR HARD STAFF, HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF TO CREATE A STRONGER ORGANIZATION, AND ONE THAT INCLUDES NEW AGENCIES. ORIGINALLY, HASPA WAS FORMED TO ADD LAND TO THE HABITAT OF THE SHORELINE AND PROTECT IT FROM DEVELOPMENT AND TO COORDINATE PROJECTS BETWEEN THE MEMBER AGENCIES. BUT NOW, WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPACTS FROM SEA LEVEL RISE, WHICH ALREADY CAUSED TEMPORARY DAMAGE TO OUR FACILITIES, HASPA NEEDS AN UPDATED LEGAL DOCUMENT AND IT NEEDS MORE MEMBERS TO START BUILDING THE ADAPTATION PROJECTS AT THE SHORELINE, WHICH KEEP IT FOR HABITAT AND RECREATION, AND TODAY'S ACTION FOR YOU IS TO AGREE TO JOIN THE NEW AGENCY AND THE NEW LEGAL AGREEMENT. SO FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, WE'VE INCLUDED TWO POTENTIAL TRUSTEE AGENCIES IN MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EXPANDING HASPA INTO A FIVE MEMBER AGENCY, AND THAT'S THE ALAMEDA COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT AND THE OR LOMA SANITARY DISTRICT. SO JUST TO ORIENT YOU, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, HERE'S THE HAYWARD SHORELINE, THE BOUNDARIES, THE SERVICE BOUNDARIES OF HASPA, BASICALLY THE NORTH, WHICH IS THE BOUNDARY WITH SAN LORENZO, AND THE SOUTH THERE WITH THE HAYWARD, SAN MATEO BRIDGE AND SEVERAL MILES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE. I WON'T GO INTO THIS TOO MUCH JUST TO SAY THAT THESE ARE THE PUBLIC LAND OWNERS OF THE SHORELINE. IT'S VERY COMPLEX ARRANGEMENTS OUT THERE OF DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP. THE PARK DISTRICT ACTUALLY OWNS ABOUT 40% OF THE SHORELINE SHOWN IN DARK GREEN, FOLLOWED BY THE CITY OF HAYWARD HARD. ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES. HASPA WOULD IDEALLY HAVE ALL THESE PUBLIC AGENCIES ON ITS BOARD AND STAFF IS WORKING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THE THREE MEMBER HASPA BOARD IN 2021 ADOPTED THE HAYWARD REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS AN AMBITIOUS PLAN TO PROTECT THE HABITAT AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM SEA LEVEL RISE. THERE'S 20 DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN THIS PLAN. IT'S A MULTI-DECADE TIMELINE, AND THE COST THREE YEARS AGO WHEN IT CAME OUT WAS $1 BILLION FOR ALL THE PROJECTS, AND AS DIRECTOR WAESPI HAS TOLD US, THAT COST HAS SURELY RISEN TODAY. ONE OF THE GAPS IN THIS PLAN, AS COMPREHENSIVE AS IT WAS, IS IMPLEMENTATION. THERE NEEDS TO BE REFINED EFFORT TO DECIDE WHICH OF THE 20 PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD AND WHICH ARE MOST FEASIBLE. CURRENTLY, THE HAYWARD MARSH PROJECT, WHICH IS BEING LED BY OUR TEAM AT DECO, IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS AND IT IS MOVING FORWARD IN THE DESIGN STAGE. SO YOUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM TODAY IS A GRANT AWARD FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PROJECT AND EPA TO ALLOW HASPA TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MASTER PLAN, AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT FROM KATY SHORTLY. JUST TO GIVE A QUICK IMAGE OF WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST HERE. HERE'S IMAGES OF SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECTED ON THE HAYWARD SHORELINE WITH TWO FEET OF SHORELINE. EXCUSE ME. OKAY, HERE'S THE MOST RADICAL SCENARIO OF TWO FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE WITH A 100 YEAR STORM SURGE, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IN BLUE AND DARK BLUE, MOST OF THE SHORELINE IS INUNDATED, AND AS I SAY, MOST OF IT'S UNDERWATER, INCLUDING LAND WHERE THE HAYWARD SAN MATEO BRIDGE TOUCHES DOWN. SO THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT, THAT'S THE LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET. IT WILL EXPAND HASPA FROM THREE AGENCIES CURRENTLY TO FIVE AGENCIES, AND THERE'S A PLAN UNDERWAY TO INVITE EVEN FURTHER MORE AGENCIES TO JOIN. HASPA CAN BE WHAT'S CALLED A SUBREGIONAL AGENCY FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION, WHICH FITS IN WITH NEW STATE LAW THAT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS IMPLEMENTING, WHICH IS A LAW CALLED SB 272. SO UNDER THIS NEW JPA, IF THE PARK DISTRICT JOINS, THAT WILL ALLOW HASPA TO APPLY FOR GRANTS, PURSUE FUNDING AND COMPLETION OF THE ADAPTATION PROJECTS IN THE MASTER PLAN, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS FROM SEA LEVEL RISE AND THE VITALITY OF MAINTAINING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE. IT WILL ALLOW THE PARK DISTRICT TO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL MARSH HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES, LIKE THE SALT MARSH HARVEST MOUSE AND THE LEAST TERN. SO JUST A QUICK DETAIL OR TWO ABOUT THE AGREEMENT ITSELF, THE ENTIRE AGREEMENTS IN YOUR PACKET. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TWO FEATURES OF THE MANY SECTIONS THIS SLIDE SHOWS. EXCUSE ME. THIS SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION THAT THE PARK DISTRICT WOULD HAVE AT 30% OF THE TOTAL [01:50:01] ORGANIZATION. WE'RE LOOKING AT A SCENARIO WITH FOUR AGENCIES HERE AND THE ANNUAL DUES IN YEAR ONE, WHICH IS BASICALLY ABOUT $32,000. SO WE'VE BUILT INTO THE JPA THE IDEA OF WEIGHTED VOTING AND IF WEIGHTED VOTING ON DECISIONS WERE EVER CALLED FOR, THE PARK DISTRICT WOULD GET 30% OF THAT VOTE. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WITH OTHER AGENCIES JOINING THAT, THIS TABLE MAY GET REVISED. SO WITH THAT, I WILL PAUSE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TODAY. OKAY. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. YEAH, NO QUESTIONS, BUT JUST A COMMENT. JUST I JUST ATTENDED THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE'S CONFERENCE, AND I SAW DEVAN THERE, AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT THESE PROJECTS, AND IN THIS ON THESE JPAS ARE IN, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, AND THE SOONER WE GET THESE PROJECTS MOVING ALONG THE BETTER, BUT, I MEAN, $1 BILLION WE LOOKED AT A PROJECT AT THE CONFERENCE FOR HIGHWAY 37 TO ELEVATE HIGHWAY 37. $11 BILLION AND EIGHT PROJECTS. SO HAYWARD SHORELINE IT'S DOABLE, I THINK I THINK THE MONEY WILL BE THERE, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF KEEPING OURSELVES TOGETHER AND BEING TO POSITION OURSELVES IN AND KEEPING OURSELVES IN THE RIGHT PLACE SO THAT WE CAN ACCEPT THOSE FUNDS AND PUT THAT MONEY TO WORK. BECAUSE, LIKE EVERYONE SAID AT THAT CONFERENCE IS WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK, AND I, ESPECIALLY DIRECTOR WAESPI AND HIS LEADERSHIP THERE ON HASPA. SO THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SANWONG. I'M ACTUALLY TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. I WISH I COULD GO RUN AND GET THE ALAMEDA CREEK MAPS THAT WE HAVE IN THE WELL, BUT REAL QUICK, THIS AREA OF HASPA, DOES IT OVERLAP WITH THE HISTORIC ALAMEDA CREEK WATERSHED TRIBUTARIES OR IS THAT JUST SOUTH OF THIS AREA? IT'S JUST SOUTH OF ALAMEDA CREEK. ALTHOUGH THERE'S BEEN ENCOURAGEMENT THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO BRING IN SAN LEANDRO AND OTHER UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND PERHAPS CHANGE THE GEOGRAPHY OF HASPA, AND THAT COULD BECOME SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT WE DO. OH, I MEANT THE SOUTHERN PORTION. SO, LIKE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL RIGHT NEAR COYOTE HILLS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE NATURAL TRIBUTARY. IT'S ACTUALLY NORTH OF THAT IN YOU KNOW, I THINK SAN LORENZO HAYWARD AREA, AND I JUST CAN'T TELL ON THIS MAP IF THAT'S BELOW 92 OR IF THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THIS AREA. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S PART OF THIS AREA, BUT LET ME GET BACK TO YOU. OKAY. YEAH, AND I'M JUST SAYING, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT HISTORIC I GUESS TRIBUTARY VERSUS THE CURRENT FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL IN TERMS OF INCREASING, YOU KNOW, STAKEHOLDERS AND INTERESTS. I KNOW ON THE ALAMEDA CREEK WATERSHED SIDE, THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. WE MET WITH SOMEONE FROM THE ALAMEDA CREEK, FRIENDS OF ALAMEDA CREEK, AND WE WANT TO BRING THEM IN. INVOLVE MORE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR MERCURIO. YEAH, THANKS. SO I NOTICED IT'S A CALTRANS GRANT, SO I HAD TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A WHILE, AND I LOOKED AT THE MAP AND IT LOOKS LIKE. IS IT BECAUSE HIGHWAY 92 RUNS THROUGH THERE AND THERE'S IMPACTS ON THE STATE'S FREEWAY? WHY IS IT WHY IS IT A CALTRANS GRANT? WELL, THE GRANT THAT YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO IS A CALTRANS GRANT THAT PAID FOR THE MASTER PLAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, THE GRANT THAT KATY IS PRESENTING IS AN EPA GRANT THAT CALTRANS IS STARTING TO DO. SOME STUDIES OF THE HAYWARD BRIDGE TOUCHDOWN AND SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION, AND THEY ARE PART OF OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YEAH. OKAY. SO THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE A STAKE IN IT. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. DIRECTOR CORBETT. THIS IS A QUESTION I RAISE EVERY TIME WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAND IN THIS AREA, AND THAT IS LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT AREA. WHAT ABOUT THE SAN LEANDRO LAND THAT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR? YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP, FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOU SEE THAT THERE IS LAND RIGHT NEXT TO THIS SPOT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO SUPPORT THAT SAN LEANDRO AREA THAT HAS THIS ISSUE AS WELL WITH YOU KNOW, A PLACE WHERE THE WHERE THERE IS PROPERTY AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE HIT BY SAN LEANDRO LAND THAT WILL ALSO HAVE SOME IMPACTS BECAUSE OF THIS, YOU KNOW, LAND USE. [01:55:10] YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT. YES. SAN LEANDRO, DID YOU HAVE A. WELL, GO AHEAD IF YOU NEED HELP. I'VE GOT AN ANSWER, BUT GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YES. WE'VE SPOKEN WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND THEY'VE JUST MOVED ON TO A DIFFERENT JOB. SO WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS OR WILL BE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH SAN LEANDRO TO SEE TO GAUGE THEIR INTEREST. DO THEY WANT TO JOIN HASPA OR DO THEY WANT TO JOIN A DIFFERENT SUBREGIONAL ADAPTATION ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS IN OAKLAND CURRENTLY? OH, BECAUSE THAT LAND RIGHT ALONG RIGHT ALONG THE BAY THERE IS IMPACTED BY THE SAME, YOU KNOW BUILDING OF WHATEVER AS A RESULT OF, YOU KNOW, THE WATER, THE WATER USE, THE WATER, THE BUILDING OF THE WATER ALONG THAT THE BAY, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY IN A CERTAIN WAY, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE TAKEN A LOOK AT JUST AS IT, AS THIS HAYWARD AREA IS, BECAUSE THAT LAND IS GOING TO. IT'S GOING TO GET HIT BY THE BUILDING OF THAT WATER SHED. YES. SO WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT? WHAT? WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT DIRECTOR WAESPI? I WOULD LIKE TO REPLY. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO DO GOOD WORK. WE'VE GOT A MASTER PLAN. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MASTER PLANS. THERE ARE 535 MILES OF BAY SHORELINE. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT AT SOME POINT. IT'S NOT LIKE WATER IS ONLY GOING TO RISE ON THE HAYWARD SHORELINE. IT'S GOING TO RISE EVERYWHERE. EQUALLY, SOME CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DECIDED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. SOME HAVEN'T. WE HAVE. SAN LEO CAN JOIN US ANYTIME. WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NAME. WE'LL CALL IT THE WHAT IS HSL SLAPA WE'LL CALL IT SLAPA IF YOU WANT. [LAUGHTER] IF SAN LEANDRO WANTS TO JOIN AND ANYBODY ELSE, BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO BE A COOPERATIVE EFFORT, BUT FOR NOW WE'RE GETTING GRANTS. WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR DOING THIS THING. WE'RE DOING WE'VE GOT AN EXCELLENT MASTER PLAN. WE'VE GOT SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE BASED ON OUR STAFF WITH RESTORATION PROJECTS. WE'VE ALSO ARE LUCKY IN THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HAYWARD SHORELINE IS NOT DEVELOPED. WE CAN DO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HORIZONTAL LEVEES, LET'S DO A HORIZONTAL LEVEE AT JACQUELINE AND SQUARE. THAT MEANS JACQUELINE AND SQUARE WON'T BE THERE. SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. WE'LL BE THE LEADER, I HOPE, AND I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADER. SO ANYONE CAN JOIN US. IT'S NOT AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB. YEAH. SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL JOIN US WHEN WE PROVIDE THE EXAMPLE OF DOING GOOD WORK. BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT THAT MAP JUST FOR A MOMENT, YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE SAN LEANDRO LAND. OH THERE'S NO QUESTION AND IT HAS BEEN WATCHED AND TAKEN CARE OF, AND BUT WHETHER IT'S PART OF THIS, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AS THINGS GO ON, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO IMPACT ANYTHING GOING ON IN SAN LEANDRO, AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT? WHEN CAN WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT? THAT'S MY QUESTION. WHEN DO WE. SAN LEANDRO IS WHEN PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. YEAH, YEAH, AND SAN LEANDRO, RIGHT? RIGHT. CAN I JUST ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK? GO AHEAD. I THINK THIS GOES BACK TO DEE'S INITIAL POINT, TOO, ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE. I THINK WE CAN LOOK TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THAT ARE REALLY TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET TO SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CERTAINLY US FISH AND WILDLIFE WITH DON EDWARDS IS A MAJOR STAKEHOLDER, AS AN EXAMPLE, AND SO I THINK THAT WE CAN LOOK AT SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE TO HELP BRING TOGETHER ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSTITUENTS. I THINK IT'S ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT PART THAT WE AS THE NEIGHBORS NEXT TO SAN LEANDRO, WE'RE PART OF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PART OF THE WHOLE AREA, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF THE BAY ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO. EXCUSE ME, ALONG THE SAN LEANDRO AREA. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR YEARS, AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A SPECIFIC REACTION TO THAT TO THE SAN LEANDRO LAND. ANYBODY SOME OF YOU OUT THERE WALKING AROUND ARE SMILING. I THINK YOU'RE SMILING. WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THIS? HOW DO WE CONNECT IT WITH THE SAN LEANDRO LAND? YEAH, BRIAN'S JUST REMINDING ME THERE IS AN OAKLAND ALAMEDA ADAPTATION COMMITTEE THAT HAS FORMED UNDER THE GUIDANCE UNDER THE [02:00:08] LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, AND IT LOOKS AT ALL OF SAN LEANDRO BAY, BASICALLY, AND IT'S GOT THE PLANNING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN IT, AND IT'S JUST BASICALLY BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO. WE'RE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE AT THE PARK DISTRICT. SO SAN LEANDRO IS BEING ADDRESSED IN THAT FORM AS WELL. YEAH, BUT IT HAS TO BE ATTACHED TO WHAT GOES ON IN, IN HAYWARD TOO. YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD BRIAN HOLT, CHIEF PLANNING TRAILS, GIS. WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, EACH OF THE CITIES HAVE THERE'S DIFFERENT LAND OWNERSHIP ALONG THE SHORELINE. EACH CITY IS AT AS DIRECTOR WAESPI MENTIONED, SORT OF AT A DIFFERENT PHASE IN THE SHORELINE PLANNING, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT SOME OF THE CITIES IN SAN LEANDRO IS ONE OF THEM. THEY'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT, SO THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR OWN SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN. WE'LL SEE WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THAT PLAN COMES OUT. IT MAY BE THAT ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO JOIN HASPA AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. MORE OF THAT REGIONAL EFFORT WITH US. OR IT MAY BE THAT THE CITY DETERMINES THAT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CITY OWNERSHIP ON THEIR SHORELINE, THAT THEY MOVE IT FORWARD, BUT THEY'RE IN THEIR PHASE OF THE PLANNING. IT'S UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW WHAT THE PARK DISTRICT'S ROLE AND THAT WOULD BE AND LIKE I SAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AT, YOU KNOW, BERKELEY, EMERYVILLE, RICHMOND, YOU KNOW, EACH OF THE CITIES, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE SAME QUESTION WE'RE ASKING IS SORT OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THE CITY AT AND WHAT'S THE PARK DISTRICT'S ROLE? SO WE'RE VERY ATTUNED TO WHERE AND DIALED IN WITH WHAT THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO HAS BEEN DOING. I KNOW DEVAN'S BEEN MEETING WITH THEIR STAFF, AND WE HAVE AND WHEN, YOU KNOW, AS THEY CONTINUE TO MEET THEIR PLANNING OBLIGATIONS AND DETERMINE WHAT THE RIGHT FIT IS FOR THEIR CITY, CERTAINLY WE'LL BE READY TO PARTICIPATE. SO I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN THERE, AND I'VE HEARD THESE COMMENTS AND I JUST WANT TO SEE MORE OF YOU KNOW, SOME CONNECTION WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LAND THERE ALONG THE SAN LEANDRO AREA. THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO PROTECT THE LAND THERE AS WELL, BUT THERE'S MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATION SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SAN LEANDRO FOLKS ON THIS LAND. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT SOMETIME SOON? WE ARE ACTIVELY DOING THAT. WE'RE WE'RE WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ON A NUMBER OF AREAS ALONG THEIR SHORELINE. SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING, AND LIKE I SAY, THE CITIES, YOU KNOW, IN A DIFFERENT PHASE AND THE LAND OWNERSHIP IS DIFFERENT, BUT BUT THOSE ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING ALONG THE SHORELINE. I'D LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION NEXT TIME YOU HAVE IT. ABSOLUTELY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH, AND THE LAND THE LAND THAT THIS, THAT SAN LEANDRO HAS WELL, THAT TAKES CARE OF LAND THAT HAS THE SAME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, ISSUES. SO COULD WE JUST MAKE SURE WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND PLEASE, YOU KNOW, ASK ME TO BE PART OF THAT NEXT TIME YOU HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY OF SAN LEANDRO? ABSOLUTELY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW ASKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN A SPECIFIC DISCUSSION AND MAYBE I'M OFF, BUT IT'S GOT TO IT'S GOT TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT'S ALL GOING TO BE CONNECTED. YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOU AS THAT MOVES FORWARD, AND WHEN WILL WE DO THAT? AS YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS IS MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THEIR LOCAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, AND I THINK THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE A RIPE TOPIC I'LL DISCUSS WITH ERICH PFUEHLER, OUR CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. AS WE START TO SCHEDULE THOSE MEETINGS WITH SAN LEANDRO, THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE KEY TOPICS THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THEM. OKAY, SO YOU WOULD INCLUDE ME IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A MEETING INTENDED FOR YOU. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. DIRECTOR WAESPI, I JUST MY ONLY COMMENT IS I SUPPORT THIS, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE FOLKS WHO ADMINISTRATE THIS. YOU KNOW, THE WAY HASPA USED TO WORK OR WORKS CURRENTLY, AND HOPEFULLY WHEN WE SIGN THIS JPA, WE'LL GET SOME ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, BUT WE ROTATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THIS, AND SINCE 2022, THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF THIS. SO SHOUT OUT TO DEVAN WHO'S DONE EXCELLENT WORK, MOVED THIS WHOLE THING FORWARD THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST TRYING WEIRD THINGS THAT WENT ON IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB, EDDIE WILLIS. YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TOP OF IT. EVEN GOING TO STREET FAIRS AND HAYWARD PROMOTING HASPA. AMANDA SANDERS, WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AS THE RUNNING THE ZOOM MEETINGS, AND SOME OF YOU ALL KNOW WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH AT WITH HER MEETINGS SHE WAS A TROOPER IN THIS. YOU KNOW, MATT GRAUL FROM STEWARDSHIP, DAVE RICHIE AND CHRIS BARTON JUST HAVE REALLY PROMOTED EVERYTHING, AND THE WHOLE HAYWARD MARSH PROJECT ARE [02:05:07] REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE GOOD WORK WE'RE DOING, AND IT'S ALL OR NOT ALL BASED, BUT HASPA IS THE VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH WE CAN DO THIS. SO IT WORKS REALLY WELL FOR THE PARK DISTRICT. SO I SUPPORT THIS AND OH PARDON ME. FURTHER DISCUSSION. ANYONE ELSE BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION? SORRY? PUBLIC COMMENT. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, GREAT. I MOVE THE RESOLUTION. SECOND, IS THERE A SECOND? DIRECTOR ROSARIO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED BY DIRECTOR WAESPI. SECONDED BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? GREAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AN AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP TO ACCEPT FUNDS [FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION] FOR THE HAYWARD AREA SHORELINE PLANNING AGENCY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HASPA. GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT ECHOLS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS KATY HORNBECK, GRANTS MANAGER IN THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION, AND TODAY, I'LL BE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP. SO IN 2003, SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP, OR SFEP, SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S SAN FRANCISCO BAY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND PROGRAM. THE PARK DISTRICT. AS SORT OF A SIDE NOTE, THE PARK DISTRICT SUBMITTED OUR OWN APPLICATION FOR THE BROOK ROAD PROJECT. WE WERE EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING THAT FUNDING. SO SFEP JUST AS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THEY ARE A COLLABORATIVE REGIONAL PROGRAM OF RESOURCE AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, CITIZENS AND SCIENTISTS WORKING TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE AND RESTORE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA ESTUARY. SO THE APPLICATION THAT THEY SUBMITTED INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE HASPA SHORELINE ADAPTATION MASTER PLAN, AND FOR STRENGTHENING HASPA'S CAPACITY FOR GOVERNANCE OF THESE PROJECTS IN THE MASTER PLAN. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A REPEAT FROM DEVAN'S PRESENTATION, SO I'LL MAKE IT QUICK. THE MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN 2021. IT DETAILS A SERIES OF NATURE BASED ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THE HAYWARD SHORELINE, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN TERMS OF THEIR FEASIBILITY, COST EFFECTIVENESS, OR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT. AS DEVAN MENTIONED. SO THE PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD FOR HOSPICE SINCE 2022. WHEN SFEP CAME TO THE PARK DISTRICT ABOUT THEIR GRANT APPLICATION AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THAT SCOPE OF WORK. THEY ASKED IF THE PARK DISTRICT WOULD AGREE TO LEAD THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR HASPA, AND IN DOING SO, WE WOULD BE A SUB AWARDEE TO SFEP IF THEY WERE AWARDED THOSE GRANT FUNDS. SO THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED AND AWARDED IN THE EPA APPLICATION IS TWOFOLD. HASPA IMPLEMENTATION. SO THE ADMINISTRATION OF HASPA AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE SELECTION OF A CONSULTANT TEAM AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN IDENTIFYING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL STUDIES TO INFORM DECISIONS ON PRIORITIZING THE PLAN, AND THEN THE SECOND PART IS HASPA JPA GOVERNANCE. SO ASSESSING HOW THAT'S DONE, INCLUDING WHICH WILL INCLUDE OUTREACH AND THEN STRATEGIES FOR FUNDING, PERMITTING CEQA FOR ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS. THE FUNDING AGREEMENT. SO AS I NOTED, SFEP, THEY WERE THE APPLICANT. SO THEY ARE THE LEAD AGENCY AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THAT EPA GRANT. THE PARK DISTRICT IS A SUBAWARDEE, SO WE WILL REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT AS WE ARE CONDUCTING OUR SCOPE OF WORK. THE TOTAL COST OF THOSE TWO TASKS, OR THAT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT IS $550,000. THE EPA GRANT COVERS THAT ENTIRE COST. OUR STAFF TIME WILL BE TRACKED AND USED AS IN-KIND MATCH FOR THE GRANT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR THE HAYWARD AREA SHORELINE PLANNING AGENCY SHORELINE MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 550,000, AND THE LAST NOTE IS I DID PRESENT THIS ITEM TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN APRIL, AND THEY DID FORWARD THIS TO THE FULL [02:10:08] BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? JUST THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO GET THESE GRANTS, KATY, APPRECIATE IT, AND YOUR STAFF. OKAY, I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT SENTIMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATY. WE APPRECIATE YOU GETTING THESE GRANTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT IT. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR WAESPI AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR CORBETT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OH, YEAH. OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE HAVE DEBORAH SPAULDING, WHO WILL PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INFORMATION REPORT ON 457 PLAN TRANSITION. SO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ECHOLS. I THINK I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KICK US OFF HERE WHILE DEBORAH GETS HER PRESENTATION UP. SO THIS REPORT IS AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE THAT THE BOARD REQUESTED LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE. WE HAD SENT YOU AN INFORMATIONAL MEMO, AND THE BOARD ASKED THAT WE COME AND DO A PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON THIS. SO HAPPY TO BE HERE, AND DEB'S GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE UPDATES ON THE TRANSITION OVER TO OUR NEW THIRD PARTY PROVIDER. I JUST WANTED TO START OFF BY PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGING OUR STAFF AND HOW MUCH WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE ON THIS TRANSITION. THESE ARE NEVER EASY. I'VE BEEN THROUGH MANY OF THESE BEFORE, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO DEB AND HER STAFF IN FINANCE AND ALSO TO OUR HR STAFF THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO TRY TO MAKE THIS AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE. LIKE MANY THINGS THAT WE DO IN GOVERNMENT AND IN THE PARK DISTRICT, THERE ARE ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. WE CAN DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER IN RETROSPECT. THERE ARE BUT I WILL JUST SAY, HAVING IMPLEMENTED MANY OF THESE TRANSITIONS, A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IS REALLY JUST STANDARD PRACTICE, HAVING A THIRD PARTY THAT'S BEEN SELECTED THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS, AND JUST LIKE OTHER AGENCIES AND REALLY, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEB AND THE REST OF THE STAFF FOR BEING SO PATIENT IN TRYING TO ANSWER SO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH IT, BUT REALLY, IT IS NOW UP TO OUR EMPOWER, WHO IS OUR THIRD PARTY PROVIDER, THAT THE BOARD HAD AUTHORIZED US TO TRANSITION OVER FROM MISSION SQUARE. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR PANEL AFTER WE ISSUED THE RFP. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE THIRD PARTY TO BE THE LEAD ON ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND TO WORKING WITH THE PARTICIPANTS ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL PLANS. AS WE HAVE NOW MOVED OUT OF THAT TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, THE MAIN TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, THE QUESTION HAS COME UP FROM A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS, AND I DO WANT TO SAY IT PUBLICLY HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE DEFINITELY CONFIRMED THE PROCESS. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION PEOPLE THAT HAVE OR HAD ACCOUNTS WITH MISSION SQUARE AND TRANSITIONED THOSE OVER TO EMPOWER, AND IF IT IS NOT SERVING THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, THERE IS A MECHANISM FOR INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE THEIR DOLLARS OUT OF THOSE ACCOUNTS AND TO TRANSITION THEM OVER TO OTHER INVESTMENT VEHICLES AND STILL MAINTAIN A LOT OF THE SAME TAX BENEFITS, AND SO WE HAVE DEFINITELY EMPOWER HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THAT AND CAN HELP TO FACILITATE THAT. SO I KNOW THAT QUESTION HAS COME UP WITH A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS TO ME AND TO DEB, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PUBLICLY, THAT THERE'S NO OBLIGATION FOR PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTS WITH EMPOWER BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE WITH MISSION SQUARE BEFORE, THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND EMPOWER CAN LAY OUT THAT PROCESS. IT SOUNDS ACTUALLY FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO MY UNDERSTANDING. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO DEBORAH TO GO WALK THROUGH SOME MORE OF THE SPECIFICS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DEBORAH SPAULDING ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. SO THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON OUR 457 PLAN TRANSITION. SO I'M GOING TO START OUT BY GIVING YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON OUR 457 DEFERRED COMP PLAN. [02:15:05] TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR RFP PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS. TALK TO YOU ABOUT EMPOWER'S FEES VERSUS MISSION SQUARE'S FEES. TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, TALK ABOUT THE CALL CENTER CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AND THEN GET INTO NEXT STEPS AND TAKE QUESTIONS. SO THE PARK DISTRICT HAS HAD A DEFERRED COMP PLAN SINCE 1981, SO OVER 40 YEARS. MISSION SQUARE, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS ICMA-RC, HAD BEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THAT WHOLE TIME THROUGH MARCH 2024. OUR MOST RECENT CONTRACT WITH MISSION SQUARE WAS APPROVED IN 2017, AND IT WAS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF 2023. IT'S A BEST PRACTICE TO CONDUCT AN RFP TO EVALUATE THE VENDOR MARKET, RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT. SO THAT WAS WHAT WE DID. WE RECEIVED PROPOSALS FROM FOUR FIRMS AND CONVENED A TEAM OF FIVE PARK DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO REVIEW THOSE PROPOSALS THE CFO, ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER, HR BENEFITS MANAGER, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL AND A MEMBER OF OUR DEFERRED COMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY THE POLICE ASSOCIATION MEMBER. SORRY. WE REVIEWED THE PROPOSALS AND SCORED THEM BASED ON EIGHT FACTORS SO FIRM STRENGTH, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, RECORD KEEPING, CYBERSECURITY AND CUSTODY, PARTICIPANT STATEMENTS, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION AND THEN FOR THE PLAN SPONSOR REPORTING STATEMENTS, SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND FUNCTIONS, PLAN SPONSOR SERVICES, INVESTMENT FLEXIBILITY, FEES AND EXPENSES AND THEN OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS. BASED ON THOSE CRITERIA, THE PANEL UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED EMPOWER. THEY ARE THE SECOND LARGEST RETIREMENT PLAN PROVIDER IN THE US. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS GREAT WEST. THEY HAVE OVER 60 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE AND NEARLY 5000 GOVERNMENT PLANS UNDER ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE A 99% CLIENT RETENTION RATE. THEY PROVIDE TRANSPARENT ACCOUNT STATEMENTS WITH CLEAR REPRESENTATIONS OF FEES. THEY HAVE A USER FRIENDLY AND INFORMATIVE ONLINE PORTAL WITH AN ABILITY TO INCORPORATE YOUR CALPERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA SO THAT YOU CAN GET A COMPLETE PICTURE OF YOUR RETIREMENT SITUATION. THEY ALSO HAD THE LOWEST FEES AND WERE STRONG ON CYBERSECURITY INVESTMENT OPTIONS AND SERVICES. SO I'M NOW GOING TO GET SOME MORE DEEPLY INTO THE FEES SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT FEES. SO I HAVE LISTED HERE THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AT THE TOP AND THEN THE PROPOSED FUND LINEUP FEES DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. SO UP AT THE TOP YOU CAN SEE THE BASIS POINT FEES THAT WERE PROPOSED BY MISSION SQUARE VERSUS EMPOWER BASED ON AN OPEN ARCHITECTURE OR BASED ON PROPRIETARY FUNDS, AND THEN DOWN BELOW YOU SEE THE PROPOSED FUND LINEUP AND THE AVERAGE BASIS POINTS THAT WOULD BE CHARGED BASED ON THE MISSION SQUARE PLANS AND THEN EMPOWER'S PLANS AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IS THE AREA WHERE THERE'S THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THE PROPOSED FUND LINEUP, AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT THE RANGE OF FEES OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE OFFERED. SO MISSION SQUARE'S RANGE FROM 19 TO 167 BASIS POINTS VERSUS EMPOWER'S THAT RANGE FROM 4 TO 84. EMPOWER DOES CHARGE INDIVIDUAL SERVICE FEES. THEY'RE MORE TRANSPARENT THAN THE FEES THAT WERE CHARGED BY MISSION SQUARE, AND THEY'RE DESIGNED TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN THAT PEOPLE HAVE RAISED. SO EMPOWER ASSESSES TRANSACTION FEES FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES LIKE PAYMENT DISBURSEMENTS, LOAN SETUPS, ACH PAYMENTS. IN SOME CASES, SUCH AS REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS, PARTICIPANTS CAN OPTIMIZE THOSE FEES BY SETTING UP AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS. UNDER MISSION SQUARE'S FEE STRUCTURE, ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE PAYING THOSE HIGHER FEES THROUGH THE FUND LINEUP, BUT THOSE SERVICES WERE ONLY USED BY SOME, SO THERE WAS NO INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO BE EFFICIENT. SO EMPOWER SERVICE FEES ARE OVERALL LESS THAN THE FEES THAT WERE CHARGED BY MISSION SQUARE. OVERALL, $200,000 PER YEAR THROUGH THE INVESTMENT FUND LINEUP CHANGE ALONE, AND SO HERE'S AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE EMPLOYEE. SO WE HAVE TWO SAMPLE EMPLOYEES HERE. WE HAVE ONE WITH A LIKE A TYPICAL EMPLOYEE AT THE PARK DISTRICT STILL EMPLOYED, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE FEES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE JUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ALONE, THAT DIFFERENCE IS VERY MINIMAL BETWEEN MISSION SQUARE AND EMPOWER. IT'S THE FUND LINEUP WHERE YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE, AND SO THE FUND LINEUP OFFERED BY MISSION SQUARE, ON AVERAGE 50 BASIS POINTS AS THE $250 OR FOR SOMEONE WITH A HIGHER BALANCE, LIKE A RETIREE WITH $500,000, THAT ADDS UP TO $2,500. [02:20:06] SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO BETWEEN EMPOWER AND MISSION SQUARE, THE SAVINGS FOR SOMEONE WITH A HIGHER BALANCE IS ALMOST $900, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSETS THOSE INDIVIDUAL LUMP SUM FEES FOR DISTRIBUTIONS. SOME QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RAISED ABOUT EMPOWER VERSUS MISSION SQUARE'S FEES FOR THE OPEN ARCHITECTURE AND PROPRIETARY FUND LINEUP. SO MISSION SQUARE, DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS EXPLAINED THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD PROVIDED THAT FEE AS AN OPTION FOR US TO CONSIDER, THAT THEY WOULD NOT SUPPORT THAT, THAT THEY ONLY SUPPORTED THEIR STANDARD FUND LINEUP. SO WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE GOTTEN AN OUTSIDE ADVISER TO HELP US SELECT AND MANAGE THE FUND LINEUP. SO FOR THAT REASON, IT DID NOT COMPARE FAVORABLY. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT MANAGED ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES. SO THIS HAS COME UP AS AN ISSUE AS WELL. SO BOTH EMPOWER AND MISSION SQUARE OFFER ONE ON ONE INVESTMENT ADVISORY ASSISTANCE FOR NO COST. EMPOWER AND MISSION SQUARE ALSO OFFER MANAGED ACCOUNT SERVICES, AND THE. SO THE TABLE ON THE BOTTOM IS SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE IN COSTS BETWEEN THE MISSION SQUARE MANAGED ACCOUNTS AND THE EMPOWER MANAGED ACCOUNTS, AND SO YOU CAN SEE, THE MORE MONEY YOU HAVE IN THE PLAN, THE MORE THAT YOU WOULD SAVE WITHIN POWER. A QUESTION HAS COME UP. WELL, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THESE MANAGED ACCOUNTS? IT'S 13% OF PLAN PARTICIPANTS HAVE THEM. EMPOWER DOES OFFER ACCESS TO A CFP, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FEE. MISSION SQUARE DID OFFER CFPS WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL FEE. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS DURING THE ORIGINAL TRANSITION ABOUT THE CALL CENTER, AND UNFORTUNATELY, DURING MARCH AND APRIL, THERE WERE VERY LONG WAIT TIMES. THE STANDARD FOR SERVICE FOR EMPOWER IS FOR 80% OF CALLS TO BE OFFERED TO BE ANSWERED IN 20S. THEIR CURRENT RATE IS FOR 92% OF CALLS TO BE ANSWERED IN 20S, SO THEY'RE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE NOW. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT EMPOWER'S CALL CENTER IS OPEN ON SATURDAY, WHEREAS MISSION SQUARES WAS NOT. HOWEVER, WAIT TIMES CAN BE LONGER ON SATURDAY THAN ON THE WEEKDAYS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW SCREENSHOTS FROM EMPOWER'S WEBSITE, JUST SHOWING YOU THAT THEY HAVE A TON OF INFORMATION THERE TO HELP PARTICIPANTS MAKE INFORMED INVESTMENT DECISIONS. SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR MORNING STAR RATINGS. YOU HAVE HISTORICAL INVESTMENT RETURNS YOU CAN LOOK AT, YOU CAN TOGGLE DIFFERENT EXPENSE RATIOS AND GET A MENU OF OPTIONS PROVIDED TO YOU. SO IT'S REALLY GIVING PEOPLE THE TOOLS BY USING THAT WEBSITE SO THEY CAN DO THEIR OWN INVESTMENT RESEARCH. SO AGAIN, THIS WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME DOING AN RFP FOR OUR DEFERRED COMP PLAN IN OVER 40 YEARS AND THERE WERE DEFINITELY LESSONS LEARNED. TRANSITIONS INVOLVING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS ARE TRICKY AND RARELY GO PERFECTLY. WE'RE NOW THREE MONTHS FROM TRANSITION. I'VE HAD EMPLOYEES AND EVEN RETIREES TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE WEBSITE AND THE INVESTMENT OPTIONS OFFERED. SO NEXT STEPS, EMPOWER IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PARTICIPANTS. EMPOWER IS GOING TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED INFORMATION SESSIONS. THEY'LL DO UP TO EIGHT PER YEAR ON TOPICS THAT WE FEEL ARE USEFUL FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS, AND THE DEFERRED COMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE IN ITS ROLE REPRESENTING PLAN PARTICIPANTS AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. OKAY. DIRECTORS? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SURE. THANK YOU. SO I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY TOTAL PARTICIPANTS ARE THERE IN THESE PROGRAMS? AND I ASSUME THERE ARE EMPLOYEES, FORMER EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES, RIGHT? YEAH, APPROXIMATELY 1055 CURRENTLY. 1055? CORRECT. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY WERE OUR EMPLOYEES BREAK IT DOWN INTO THREE CATEGORIES. YEAH, I DIDN'T BRING MY NOTES WITH ME, BUT I THINK 668, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 668 EMPLOYEES? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES, AND HOW MANY RETIREES? THE REMAINDER WOULD BE EITHER RETIREES OR TERMINATED AND HAVE MOVED TO ANOTHER AGENCY. SO WE DON'T KNOW ONCE THEY'VE LEFT THE PARK DISTRICT, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE RETIRED OR IF THEY COULD BE WORKING FOR ANOTHER AGENCY. WE CAN GUESS BASED ON THEIR AGE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT WE KNOW HOW MANY RETIREES ARE MEMBERS, RIGHT? I GUESS I COULDN'T RUN A REPORT ON THAT. IF I COMPARE IT AGAINST A LIST OF PARK DISTRICT FORMER EMPLOYEES, I COULD FIGURE THAT OUT. [02:25:02] YES, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT NUMBER BECAUSE, I MEAN, SO WHAT I'M WONDERING IS, Y OU KNOW, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME FOLKS THAT ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS THE WHOLE PROCESS, AND THEY WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH MISSION SQUARE. I'M INTERESTED IN HOW THESE THINGS WORK AND THE THOUGHT OF AND I'VE RECEIVED LETTERS, AND EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAS RECEIVED LETTERS SUGGESTING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE EMPOWER. I ASSUME EMPOWER GIVES US RATES BASED ON HOW MUCH PARTICIPANTS WE HAVE. I ALSO ASSUME THAT A PERSON THAT'S BEEN IN THE PARK DISTRICT, ONE OF THE 668, WE COULD BREAK THAT DOWN, AND I BET A LOT OF EMPLOYEES ARE NEW AROUND HERE IF THEY'RE PUTTING IN, YOU KNOW, 2000 A YEAR. I BET ALL THOSE GUYS OUT THERE, YOU GOT A HALF A MILLION AND MORE JOKING, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S WEIGHTED TO THE RETIREES. SO I'M INTERESTED IF THE THAT OCCURRED THAT A NUMBER OF RETIREES WITH MOST OF THE MONEY LEFT. WHAT WOULD THAT DO TO THE THAT $200,000 SAVINGS OR WOULD IT. I DON'T I'M NOT THAT. SO THE SAVINGS ARE BASED ON WHAT WHAT YOU'RE INVESTED IN. SO YOU COULD BE INVESTED IN A HIGH COST FUND OR A LOW COST FUND IF YOU PULLED YOUR IF YOU LEFT. THE PARK DISTRICT'S PLAN AT EMPOWER, AND YOU ARE NOT IN A HIGH COST FUND. OUR SAVINGS WOULD GO DOWN. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SURE, BUT IF YOU WERE IN A LOW COST FUND, THEN WE WOULDN'T BE. IF YOU HAD BEEN IN A LOW COST FUND WITH MISSION SQUARE, THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE AS MUCH SAVINGS. SO THE SAVINGS ARE BASED ON WHEN YOU MAP ACROSS THE MISSION SQUARE FUNDS TO THE NEW EMPOWER FUNDS. SO BASED ON THE FUND LINEUP THAT PEOPLE HAD WHATEVER THEY WERE INVESTED IN WITH MISSION SQUARE, MAP IT OVER TO EMPOWER THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT EACH EACH YEAR WE WOULD SAVE 200,000--PARTICIPANTS WOULD SAVE $200,000, SO JUST ON THAT FUND LINEUP ALONE. IS THAT MAKING SENSE? I WELL, FOR ME IT'S A HARD SELL, BUT YEAH OR HARD EDUCATION PROJECT, BUT YEAH, I SORT OF GET IT SO AND OKAY, SO AND RETIREES HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO STAY WITH WITH EMPOWER YOU CAN GO BACK TO MISSION SQUARE, BUT I MEAN, SO WE'VE GOT A GROUP OF 1055 EMPLOYEES. PARTICIPANTS. YEAH. PARTICIPANTS PARDON ME. THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME, SOME POWER IN THAT, AS OPPOSED TO JUST ME PULLING OUT AND SAYING, I'M GOING OVER HERE, AND, HEY, I'M A BIG MASS OF ONE. CAN YOU WOULD I ASSUME THAT, AS I AM A MEMBER, BY THE WAY, IF I LEFT AND WENT BACK TO MISSION SQUARE, WOULD MY FEES BE THE SAME AS IF I STUCK HERE WITH EMPOWER? DEPENDING ON WHAT INVESTMENT YOU CHOSE WITH MISSION SQUARE, THEY COULD BE HIGHER OR LOWER. SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE INVESTING IN. OKAY, SO I DON'T--YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT YOU'RE INVESTED IN WITH WHAT YOU HAD WITH MISSION SQUARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE WITH EMPOWER. OKAY. THANK YOU. WILL WE HAVE ONE OTHER TIME TO GO AROUND ONCE ALL THE COMMENTS ARE OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN I'LL STOP FOR NOW. OKAY. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SO WHETHER WE STAY WITH THE MISSION SQUARE OR WE'RE NOT WITH EMPOWER, RETIREES HAVE THE OPTION, NO MATTER WHAT, TO TAKE THEIR MONEY OUT AND ROLL THEIR FUNDS OUT, YEAH. OKAY, AND THEN AND THEN AS FAR AS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE FEES THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE THAT IMPART, IS ASKING PEOPLE TO PAY WAS ACTUALLY EMBEDDED IN HOW MISSION SQUARE CHARGED OR CHARGED FOR THEIR BASE POINTS. RIGHT. YEAH. LIKE I THINK THE BEST. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE BEST, BUT ONE EXAMPLE IS LIKE, YOU THINK WHEN YOU'RE SHOPPING ONLINE AND YOU, LIKE, GET TO A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT AND IT'S LIKE, OH, NOW YOU'VE QUALIFIED FOR FREE SHIPPING. IT'S NOT THAT THE SHIPPING IS NOW FREE, IT'S THAT YOU'VE PAID IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT SO THAT THE PRODUCT, THEY'RE WILLING TO SHIP YOU THE PRODUCT FOR FREE. IT'S SORT OF LIKE THAT. YEAH. I MEAN, I MEAN, I GET IT BECAUSE I WAS IN I'M IN THAT RMD PART NOW, BUT SO SOME OF THE SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAD WAS THAT PEOPLE WEREN'T DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR MONEY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I MEAN, WHAT I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IS. [02:30:04] EMPOWER PRETTY MUCH TRIED TO MATCH WHAT YOUR WHAT YOUR INVESTMENTS WERE IN MISSION SQUARE WITH WHAT THEY HAD IN EMPOWER, AND I PRETTY MUCH CAN AT LEAST WITH MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. THAT WAS TRUE, AND THEN AND THE PAPERWORK AS FOR THE RMD, I'M ONLY SPEAKING TO THE RMD IS BECAUSE I WAS DOING BOTH. I WAS DOING MISSION SQUARE, AND THEN I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN WITH EMPOWER. THE PAPERWORK IS THE SAME. CORRECT. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IS THE LETTERHEAD, AND THE HARDEST PART FOR ME WAS JUST THE IRS FORMS, WHICH EVERYBODY HAS TO DO. SO SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORMS IS LIKE. THAT'S FOR ME. IT WAS NEITHER HERE OR THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. THEY'RE ASKING THE SAME INFORMATION. THEY'RE ASKING AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE IRS FORMS WHERE YOU HAD TO CHANGE YOUR WITHHOLDING. SO I GUESS I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, JUST THAT I'M TRYING TO JUST GOING THROUGH MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I MEAN, I DEFINITELY LIKE WHAT EMPOWER AS FAR AS THEIR PHONE TREE, THEY'RE ON PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, WHEREAS MISSION SQUARE WAS ON EASTERN STANDARD TIME, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATED AND BUT SO YEAH, I MEAN. WE'VE MADE THIS CHANGE. THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS AND HURDLES, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE INSURMOUNTABLE. I DO AGREE THAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE AS FAR USING THE COMPUTERS TO, TO DEAL WITH THE CHANGE, BUT MISSION SQUARE WAS DEALING WITH THOSE SAME PEOPLE, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WERE DOING IT. HOW THEY WERE DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO USE THE COMPUTER AS WELL. SO I JUST HAD SOME I'M JUST KIND OF RAMBLING. SORRY, BUT I'M TRYING TO GO THROUGH MY EXPERIENCES VERSUS WHAT I'M HEARING AS COMPLAINTS, AND YEAH. DIRECTOR ROSARIO, YOU REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE'S SOMEONE HAS THOUGHT THAT THERE IS A $2 FEE TO HAVE MAILED STATEMENTS, AND THAT IS, THERE IS NO FEE FOR MAILED STATEMENTS. SO YOU CAN IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE COMPUTERS, YOU CAN. YEAH, YOU CAN GET YOUR STATEMENT MAILED TO YOU, AND THERE'S NOT A FEE FOR THAT. YEAH, I GOT MY FIRST CHECK JUST LAST MONTH. THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME A FEE. SO AND THEN I'VE SINCE CHANGED TO ELECTRONIC WHICH IS NO FEES AS WELL. SO YEAH, I'M JUST ALL EARS RIGHT NOW. SO NEXT. SOMETHING ELSE WILL POP UP. OKAY. ANY OTHER DIRECTORS BEFORE I KICK IT BACK TO DIRECTOR WAESPI? OH. MORE QUESTIONS. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT GO. RIGHT BACK TO DENNIS THAT QUICKLY. [CHUCKLING] YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'M JUST GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT DIRECTOR ROSARIO POINTED OUT, AND MY EXPERIENCE IS INDEPENDENT OF THE DISTRICTS. MY DEFERRED COMP WITH MY OLD, OLD LAW FIRM TRANSITIONED TO EMPOWER A HANDFUL OF YEARS AGO, AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE REFLECTED WHAT DEBORAH DESCRIBED AS THE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. EMPOWER WAS MUCH BETTER ON MANY LEVELS THAN THE PRIOR SERVICE PROVIDER THAT I ADMINISTRATOR THAT MY FUNDS WERE HANDLED BY AND BOTH IN FEES AND RESPONSIVENESS AND IN TERMS OF ALL THE INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES. THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED HERE AND WHAT I'VE HEARD, BUT ALL IN ALL, I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH EMPOWER, AND IN CONTEMPLATING ACTUALLY TRANSITIONING FROM EMPOWER TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WOULD BASICALLY ALLOW ME, YOU KNOW, I'M RETIRED NOW. I HAVE TOTAL ABILITY TO TRADE IF I WANT TO AND TO SPEND A LOT, A LOT OF TIME ON IT INSTEAD OF HAVING A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR. SO I'M ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF PERHAPS DOING THAT, AND EMPOWER IS MAKING IT VERY EASY AND VERY BEING VERY COOPERATIVE. SO I'M HAPPY WITH THE COMPANY. I THINK FROM, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'VE GOOGLED FROM THESE VARIOUS COMPANIES AND POWERS ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THE INDUSTRY, AND [02:35:05] I CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, REFLECT ON MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMPANY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SANWONG. YES. SO I GUESS I JUST ALSO WANT TO CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING. I MEAN, WE'VE MADE THIS DECISION. WE'VE MADE THIS MOVE IN A WAY. THE TRAIN HAS SORT OF LEFT THE STATION. LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO BACK. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'D BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GO BACK. YEAH. WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THEM AND WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING THAT. YES. SO I'LL ALSO JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT I GUESS, MY OWN DECISION MAKING DURING THIS PROCESS. YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING IN YOUR SLIDES, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED, I GUESS, SECOND LARGEST RETIREMENT PLAN PROVIDER IN THE US BECAUSE I KNOW I GUESS IT'S ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, MY ONE OF MY TOP CLIENTS, WHILE I WAS, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH FIDELITY, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROVIDER, AND WITH THEM I WORKED A LOT ON WEBSITE STRATEGY AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS, AND I'LL SHARE, YOU KNOW, MISSION SQUARE WASN'T EVEN PART OF THAT COMPETITIVE SET, BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I WOULD PROVIDE COMPARISONS FOR FIDELITY ACROSS ALL THESE DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES. SO IT IS INTERESTING NOW, 20 YEARS LATER, TO BE LOOKING AT THIS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, FEES AND SERVICES AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WEBSITE ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF VARIABILITY ACROSS EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS AND I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN YOU KNOW, THE ANALYSIS WE RECEIVED FROM STAFF BACK IN THE FALL OF 2023 WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING THIS IN REGARDS TO YOU KNOW, THE FEES AND THE ANTICIPATED COSTS AND MAKING THE DECISION TO MOVE TO EMPOWER. I'LL ALSO SHARE AND I KNOW WE'RE RIGHT NOW FOCUSED ON THE 457 PLAN, BUT THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO PLANS THAT WE WERE REVIEWING. WE MADE THIS DECISION. THE OTHER ONE IS THE 401(A) PLAN, AND SO THAT ALSO WAS A PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, AND I THINK THAT EARLIER TODAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE FIDUCIARY TRAINING, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD AND HELPFUL, AND I THINK IT CONNECTS WITH THIS TOPIC IN REGARDS TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE HERE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT ALSO WAS A PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN REGARDS TO THESE TWO PLANS AND MOVING TO EMPOWER. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT IN REGARDS TO MY PERSONAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS. HOWEVER, I DO THINK IT'S HELPFUL. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE WHO I ANTICIPATE WILL BE SHARING PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I REALLY DO WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO HELP YOU YOU KNOW, FEEL MORE SATISFIED WITH THIS TRANSITION. AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT'S AT TODAY. SO BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ALL THIS INFORMATION. ABSOLUTELY. DIRECTOR WAESPI, GO AHEAD. WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS HOPING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM. I WAS ASKING FOR A SECOND ROUND AFTER MY FELLOW RETIREES SPOKE AND MAYBE SUM UP SOME THINGS. OKAY, GREAT. THANKS. OKAY. CAN I ASK A POINT OF ORDER OR CLARIFICATION? IS THAT OKAY BEFORE IT HAS TO BE. I'M SORRY, BUT WE'RE--IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR COMMENTS. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS. WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO YOUR COMMENTS. SO I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO. MY QUESTION IS YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ASK. OKAY. SO. YOU CAN MAYBE TALK TO THE CLERK OR THE GENERAL COUNSEL I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN. OKAY. OKAY. SORRY. IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING. YOU'RE CORRECT ABOUT THAT. OKAY, SO I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO DO YOU WANT US TO BEGIN CALLING PEOPLE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. DAVIDSON. I'LL GO AHEAD AND WITHDRAW. WITHDRAW? OKAY. THANK YOU. SUSAN GONZALEZ. OKAY IN REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTS, IT'S BEEN QUITE A PROCESS AND TWO WRITTEN STATEMENTS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT IN MY MIND. ONE, DISTRICT COUNCIL SAID STAFF COULD NOT PROVIDE DOCUMENTS CONCERNING FEES AND SERVICES THAT WERE UTILIZED IN ANALYZING THE CHOICE TO MOVE TO EMPOWER, BECAUSE STAFF DIDN'T USE ANY. [02:40:01] THE OTHER STATEMENT IS THAT THE AGM OF FINANCE TOLD THE BOARD BACK IN OCTOBER 2023 THAT THERE WAS NO DIRECT IMPACT TO THE BOARD BECAUSE ALL FEES CHARGED BY EMPOWER ALL TO BE BORNE BY THE PLAN PARTICIPANTS TO CORRECT STATEMENTS. STAFF DIDN'T ANALYZE SEPARATE FROM NOT ADHERING TO STANDARD DISTRICT PROCEDURES, STATE LAW, POOR COMMUNICATION STAFF RECOGNIZED THAT ITS EMPLOYEES AND THE RETIREES ON FIXED INCOMES ARE THE ONES THAT WOULD PAY. DESPITE STAFF RESISTANCE TO PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION, WHICH WE SEEM TO DEAL WITH, HAVE DEALT WITH ALL ALONG THE WAY. FORMER EMPLOYEES HAVE PRODUCED RECORDS SHOWING THE REDUCTION IN SERVICES AND THE INCREASED FEES. ALL WE ASK, ALL WE'RE ASKING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, IS THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER TAKING AN ACTION TO SMOOTH THE TRANSITION. IDEAS HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION TO ADDRESS THE WRONG THAT HAS BEEN DONE. THERE COULD BE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, BUT NOTHING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE BOARD'S TAKING SOME KIND OF ACTION TO RESOLVE IT. YOU HAVE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. I GUESS ONE ADDITIONAL POINT I WAS GOING TO FINISH ON THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND ACTUALLY TO THE GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENT. IT'S TRUE THAT WE CAN TAKE OUR MONEY AND GO TO ANOTHER PLAN. THAT'S VERY TRUE. I REALLY THINK IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE TO SAY. THIS WAS A DECISION THAT WAS MADE BY THIS GROUP, AND IT CONCERNS OUR MONEY AND TO JUST SAY, WELL, WE'VE DONE IT AND FOUGHT THIS ALL ALONG THE WAY, AND THEN TO SAY, WELL, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MONEY AND GO TO SOME OTHER PLACE IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. REALLY TO ME IS NOT REALLY A VERY NICE RESPONSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PAUL RANKIN. I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR INDULGENCE ON THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT, JUST BECAUSE I HAVE PUT FORTH PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS. I'VE ASKED BASIC QUESTIONS AND I'VE BEEN STONEWALLED BY STAFF. SO IF I RUN OVER A LITTLE BIT, I HOPE I'M ALLOWED A LITTLE GRACE IN THIS PROCESS. THIS MORNING YOU HAD A SESSION WITH AN ATTORNEY AND SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HE HAD FOR YOU. YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW ENGAGE IN A PUBLIC, WELL-DOCUMENTED PROCESS DEMONSTRATING DUE DILIGENCE, TRANSPARENCY, AND INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. YOU DIDN'T USE A CONSULTANT. IT WAS SUGGESTED BEFORE MISS SPAULDING DIDN'T CORRECT HER STATEMENT IN TODAY'S STAFF REPORT, WHICH I LET HER KNOW ON FRIDAY. SHE DID NOT TELL THE COMMITTEE THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WASN'T GOING TO BE INVOLVED AT THE JULY 27TH MEETING. SHE KEPT TELLING THEM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO REVIEW IT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A PUBLIC REVIEW. I TAKE SERIOUSLY PUBLIC RECORDS, REQUESTS, RESPONSIVENESS. I HAVEN'T. IT HASN'T BEEN DEMONSTRATED. YOU DIDN'T EVEN LET US KNOW UNTIL DAYS BEFORE IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NOW YOU CAN SAY TODAY, WELL, WE HAVE A CONTRACT. WE JUST HAVE TO CARRY ON. IT DOESN'T CUT IT. YOUR ATTORNEY THIS MORNING TOLD YOU OBTAIN EXPERT ADVICE. MISS SPAULDING'S COMMENT THAT THE INVESTMENT FEES, THE INVESTMENT FEES GO TO THE INVESTMENT FUNDS. THEY DON'T GO TO MISSION SQUARE. THEY DON'T GO TO EMPOWER. EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES WHERE THEY OWN OR MANAGE THE FUNDS. EMPOWER, THE LIST YOU APPROVED HAS SEVERAL EMPOWER FUNDS IN IT, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY EMPOWER, NOT A THIRD PARTY, BECAUSE STAFF BELIEVES THAT HAVING AN INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT ADVISOR WOULD SOMEHOW BE CONTRARY TO THE PROCESS. DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE. IF YOU'RE INTENDING TO BE FIDUCIARIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLAN ADOPTION. YOU DIDN'T OBTAIN EXPERT ADVICE FOR THOSE THINGS. THE DECISION WAS MADE. WE'LL JUST WING IT AND DO THIS RFP ON OUR OWN. AS SUSAN SAID, WE ASKED THE QUESTION. I STILL HAVE PENDING REQUESTS OUT THERE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ANSWERED. SO IT PAINS ME, AND YOUR ATTORNEY TOLD YOU THIS MORNING, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE REASONS YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS IS YOU DON'T WANT [02:45:09] PEOPLE BADMOUTHING THEIR EXPERIENCE AND LAYING ALL YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE. IT'S TIME WE'VE SENT YOU SEVERAL DOCUMENTS DURING THE PAST WEEK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THOSE ARE PART OF THE RECORD BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BE, AND THEY DOCUMENT FLAWS BOTH IN THE PHILOSOPHY PRESENTED IN THE CALCULATION OF A $200,000 SAVINGS, WHICH, FRANKLY, DOESN'T EXIST. I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL MOMENTS OF TIME, AND I APPRECIATE SOME ACTION. THANK YOU. DONNA CUOCO. OKAY. I'M HERE REGARDING THE BOARD'S DECISION TO CHANGE PROVIDERS FOR OUR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DISTRICT ABOUT THIS CHANGE. WHEN EMPOWER NOTIFIED ME ONLY FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE BLACKOUT DATE, IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME TO MOVE MY FUNDS ELSEWHERE OR TO INVESTIGATE EMPOWER'S FINANCIAL TRACK RECORD. THIS INADEQUATE NOTICE IS SORELY LACKING IN YOUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT IN EVERY PLAN PARTICIPANTS BEST INTEREST. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OFFICIAL INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT ABOUT THE CHANGE IN PLAN PROVIDERS. I HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH AN OUTLINE OF PERTINENT CHANGES TO THE PLAN, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT FEES CHANGES IN THE PLAN. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHY THE DISTRICT FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS CHANGE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO USE THE RETIREES ASSOCIATION EMAIL LIST TO NOTIFY RETIREES ABOUT THE PLAN CHANGE. THE RETIREES ASSOCIATION IS A STRICTLY VOLUNTEER GROUP TO JOIN WHEN AN EMPLOYEE RETIRES. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE EVERY RETIREE. THE COMMITTEE WAS ADVISED OF THIS FACT, BUT THEY CHOSE TO USE THIS INADEQUATE FORM OF NOTIFICATION TO ADVISE SOME OF THE RETIREES ABOUT THE PROVIDER CHANGE. I AM SURE THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. OUR FRUSTRATION, WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT WAS THE ONLY ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH US ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT FINANCIAL DECISION. AS A RESULT, OUR FUNDS WERE MOVED TO A NEW AND UNKNOWN PROVIDER AFTER TRUSTING MISSION SQUARE FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. THIS ALLOWED US NO TIME TO INVESTIGATE, EMPOWER, OR TO MOVE OUR FUNDS TO ANOTHER FINANCIAL GROUP PRIOR TO THE BLACKOUT PERIOD. PLEASE REFERENCE THE COMPARISON OF FEES AND SERVICES DOCUMENT PROVIDED TO YOU ON MAY 20TH. THIS DOCUMENT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT EMPOWER PLAN IS A LESSER PLAN THAN THE ONE OFFERED BY MISSION SQUARE. NOT ONLY ARE THERE A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF BENEFITS THAT WERE PROVIDED AT NO COST, THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEES CHARGED BY EMPOWER. IF THERE TRULY IS A $200,000 SAVINGS, AS THE DISTRICT AND COMMITTEE INSISTS THERE IS, I AM FORMALLY REQUESTING PROOF OF THE PLAN. SAVINGS. THIS IS WHY A FIDUCIARY IS IS REQUIRED TO EXPOSE THEIR STEP BY STEP PROCESS FOR MAJOR PLAN CHANGES IN THE DAYLIGHT, NOT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. AFTER ALL, THE RETIREES AND PLAN PARTICIPANTS ARE THE PRINCIPAL OWNERS OF THOSE FUNDS, NOT THE DISTRICT. LASTLY, I WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH EMPOWER TO DATE. EVERY TIME I CALL, IT IS AT LEAST A 30 MINUTE HOLD TIME. I AM FORCED TO ENTER MY FULL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT WISH TO DO SO, AND THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION IS VIRTUAL. I PERSONALLY KNOW MANY RETIREES WHO DO NOT HAVE OR ARE UNABLE TO USE A COMPUTER FOR VIRTUAL MEETINGS, WHICH PLACES AN UNFAIR BURDEN ON RETIREES. LET'S NOT FORGET THAT MANY OF THESE RETIREES HAVE GIVEN THE DISTRICT DECADES OF SERVICE PRIOR TO RETIRING. DO THE RIGHT THING BY TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THESE IMPORTANT DECISIONS. DO NOT LEAVE IT UP TO OTHERS WHO PROVIDE YOU WITH SKEWED DATA ON WHICH TO BASE YOUR DECISIONS THAT FINANCIALLY AFFECT OTHERS. AT THE VERY LEAST, WE DESERVE THAT MUCH. [02:50:02] PETER VOLIN. EXCUSE ME. MANAGERS JUNE 4TH REPORT TO YOU DOES NOT ADDRESS OUR MAJOR ISSUES IN ANY MEANINGFUL WAY. THE REPORT DOES NOT DENY OUR ALLEGATION THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE $200,000 SAVINGS THAT THE DISTRICT USED TO CONVINCE THE BOARD TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TO EMPOWER, COMPARED THE CONTRACT PROPOSED BY EMPOWER TO THE DISTRICT IN ITS 2023 RFP TO THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH THE MISSION SQUARE, RATHER THAN TO THE CONTRACT PROPOSED BY MISSION SQUARE IN 2003. THIS REPORT ADMITS TO THE BOARD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS PROCESS THAT MISSION SQUARE'S PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH THE DISTRICT INCLUDED A REBATE OF ABOUT $101,000. IT DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE INDISPUTABLE FACT THAT THIS NEGATES ROUGHLY ONE HALF OF THE $200,000 SAVINGS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE DISTRICT MANAGERS STILL HAVE NOT PROVIDED THE BOARD OR THE DCAC WITH THE TWO RFPS FROM EMPOWER AND MISSION SQUARE, WHICH IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE ONLY WAY ANYONE CAN COMPARE THE TWO PROPOSALS, EVEN THOUGH DIRECTOR WAESPI SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR THEM AT THE MAY 7TH BOARD MEETING. THE MANAGER'S JUNE 4TH REPORT GIVES THE REASON FOR THE TRANSFER, AND I QUOTE THESE REASONS INCLUDED SIZE AND LENGTH OF EXPERIENCE AND EASY TO USE WEBSITE FIDUCIARY SERVICES, LOWER FEES AND INVESTMENT FLEXIBILITY. CLOSE QUOTE. WE WOULD SAY THAT THE SIZE OF EMPOWER IS A DISADVANTAGE, THAT THE FIDUCIARY SERVICES OF THE TWO FIRMS TO THE DISTRICT AND THE PLAN MEMBERS ARE IDENTICAL, THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN COST TO PLAN MEMBERS IS NEGLIGIBLE, AND THAT THE FEES CHARGED BY PLAN PARTICIPANTS TO PLAN PARTICIPANTS BY EMPOWER ARE MUCH HIGHER, AND INVESTMENT INVESTMENT FLEXIBILITY IN THE TWO RFPS IS ALSO SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THAT THE QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE TWO FIRMS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF REASONS. REST ASSURED THAT THE QUALITY OF SERVICE IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO PLAN MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY TO RETIRED PLAN MEMBERS. DIRECTORS WAESPI AND ROSARIO CAN VERIFY THAT THERE WAS ONE MISSION SQUARE PERSON WHO WAS WITH US FOR 35 YEARS, WITH WHOM WE COULD MEET IN PERSON, BY ZOOM, OR BY PHONE, WHO COULD HANDLE ANY ISSUE THAT CAME UP, INCLUDING RMDS. IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH AN ISSUE WITH EMPOWER, YOU HAVE TO CALL THEM PUNCH IN YOUR ENTIRE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO EVEN ACCESS THE SYSTEM, AND BE BOUNCED AROUND FOR HOURS ON THE PHONE. IT TOOK ME SEVEN HOURS TO GET MY REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS RESTARTED, EVEN THOUGH THEY ORIGINALLY ASSURED ME THAT THEY WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUED. THE RETIREES ASSOCIATION IS ASKING YOU TO DO WHAT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE BOARD AT THE MAY 7TH MEETING. THE BOARD HAS A LEGAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THE FOLLOWING. HIRE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO ONE. REVIEW THE RFP PROCESS AND DETERMINE THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF SAVINGS TO PLAN. YOUR TIME IS UP. CAN I HAVE, LIKE, 15 MORE SECONDS? OKAY. 15 MORE SECONDS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE WHO NEED TO SPEAK. SO FROM NOW ON, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP PEOPLE AT THREE MINUTES. OKAY. ONE REVIEW THE RFP PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS TO PLAN PARTICIPANTS, FACTORING IN THE QUALITY AND EXPENSE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE TO THE PLAN PARTICIPANTS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE DISTRICT'S OPTIONS ARE. TO ALLOW RETIRED PLAN PARTICIPANTS THE OPTION OF STAYING WITH MISSION SQUARE. IF IT COSTS MONEY, WE MAY BE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. THANK YOU, MR. VOLIN. OKAY. I THINK THERE'S OTHERS. IS THAT CORRECT? OH, OKAY. SO NO MORE COMMENTS ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN IN THAT CASE, I KNOW. DON'T WORRY. I WOULD LIKE TO YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE HAVE SAT HERE FOR OVER 3.5 HOURS PATIENTLY WHILE WE'VE DONE OUR MINUTIA, AND THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE. CAN WE EXTEND I MEAN, PETER, WERE YOU DONE? [02:55:02] I MEAN, 3.5 HOURS WE'VE WAITED. CAN WE GIVE HIM ANOTHER COUPLE MINUTES TO FINISH HIS STATEMENT? I MEAN, YEAH, I WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE A MILLION TIMES. I JUST WANT TO CAUTION YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THESE GUIDELINES AND YOU HOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THEM, AND SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU MAKE KIND OF PICK AND CHOOSE LIKE WHO YOU'RE GOING TO EXTEND. WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME. WE GIVE PEOPLE OVER ALL THE TIME. WE LET PEOPLE. YES WE DO. I DID IT WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT LAST YEAR. IF SOMEBODY CAME AND PRAISED US, WE LET THEM GO ON FOREVER. I IT MAY BE I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, YOU REALLY HAVE BEEN HOLDING PEOPLE TO IT AND YOU HAVE I'M JUST GIVING YOU THE LEGITIMATE REASON FOR WHY YOU REALLY WANT TO JUST KIND OF HAVE A TIME LIMIT AND NOT PICK AND CHOOSE WHO YOU LET GO OVER. OKAY. WELL, I THINK THERE'S A GROUP THAT COMES HERE AND WAITS 3.5 HOURS AND IS IMPASSIONED ABOUT SOMETHING SHOULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. OKAY, WELL, I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO HEAR THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS IF THEY DON'T GO ON FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP A TIGHT MEETING, AND WE DO HAVE TIMES WHEN THERE'S LIKE LITERALLY 30 PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE PASSIONATE, AND SO WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T ALWAYS LET FOLKS GO ON, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE WILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. IT WAS ALREADY OVER, SO I JUST STOPPED. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PUT IN THE RECORD ALREADY. I MEAN, I AT LEAST IF THERE'S SOMETHING NEW YOU GUYS WANT TO TELL US, WE WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO HEAR THAT. VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT ARE ALL IN THE RECORD. AS LONG AS YOU SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION, IT WILL BE, IT IS IN THE RECORD. YES. YES. WELL, I CAN DOUBLE CHECK WITH OUR CLERK, BUT ALL OF THAT SHOULD BE IN THE RECORD. EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE SENT TO US, ALL THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE SENT TO US ARE IN THE RECORD. YES, DIRECTOR COFFEY? FOR THE RECORD, I GOT AND THE REST OF YOU GOT 21 EMAILS FROM MR. RANKIN WITHIN THE COURSE OF LAST THREE MONTHS OR SO. I PRINTED THEM ALL OUT. IT CAME OUT TO INFORMATION FROM MR. RANKIN OF 77 PAGES. I READ THEM ALL. THEY'RE ALL IN THE RECORD. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR COFFEY. OKAY. MANY RETIREES HAVE NO COMPUTER ACCESS AND LITTLE OR NO COMPUTER SKILLS. THIS TRANSFER HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF ANGUISH FOR A GREAT MANY RETIREES. I'VE FORWARDED NUMEROUS EMAILS AND LETTERS TO THE BOARD FROM RETIREES HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS DEALING WITH EMPOWER'S BUREAUCRATIC MAZE. I POINTED OUT TO THE DISTRICT, AND TO EMPOWER THAT MANY OF THE RETIREES WILL BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE COMPLEX COMPUTER FORMS AND PROCESS NEEDED TO BEGIN OR CONTINUE THE RMDS THE DISTRICT AND EMPOWER'S. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN, THERE ARE ONLY 31 PLAN MEMBERS WITH RMD REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS, AND WE'LL NOTIFY THEM AT THE END OF THE YEAR. COMMON SENSE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE FAR MORE THAN 31 RETIRED PLAN MEMBERS AGE 73 OR OVER, BUT EVEN IF WE ACCEPT THAT NUMBER, IT INFURIATES ME AS THE PERSON WHO ADMINISTERED THE DISTRICT'S BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR 20 YEARS IS THE IMPLICATION THAT THE WELFARE OF 31 RETIREES IS OF LITTLE OR NO SIGNIFICANCE TO THEM? THE JUNE 4TH REPORT DOES NOT DISPUTE THAT. EXCUSE ME, THE JUNE 4TH REPORT HAS AN ATTACHMENT ADDED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS PROCESS. SHOWS MOST OF THE FEES CHARGED BY EMPOWER TO PLAN MEMBERS. IT NEGLECTS TO COMPARE THESE CHARGES WITH THE ONES CHARGED BY MISSION SQUARE. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE FEES WERE NOT CHARGED AT ALL BY MISSION SQUARE. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA TIME. OKAY. DIRECTOR WAESPI. OH, YEAH. OKAY. WELL. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ARE TIED TO A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT ALL THIS STUFF. I'M A MEMBER. I HAVE MY FREE WILL. I CAN GO IN ANY DIRECTION I WANT. I THINK YOU FOLKS DO. ALSO, EVERYBODY I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO YOU KNOW, I'D KIND OF LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE LESSONS LEARNED, BECAUSE WHAT WERE THE LESSONS LEARNED? I MEAN, SOMETHING WENT WRONG HERE, AND I'LL REFER TO OUR THE CLASS WE WENT TO TODAY. [03:00:01] PROCESS WAS ALWAYS THE PROCESS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS DEAL. SO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DIDN'T MEET ON THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT, AND I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE WENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE AT THE BOARD MEETING WHEN WE DID THIS, IT WAS A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC PROCESS. I MEAN PROCESS AND DOCUMENTATION. WE HEARD THAT A HUNDRED TIMES THIS MORNING, NOT 100 TIMES, TEN TIMES THIS MORNING. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE CAN BE BETTER PEOPLE, AND WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND LET'S LET'S MEET, LET'S TALK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BECAUSE I DON'T I WOULDN'T FEEL BAD SAYING IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. THIS IS THE I'LL MAKE A DECISION. I GUESS I MADE A DECISION I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION, BUT I THINK I WOULD HAVE WENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION BASED ON I DON'T KNOW WHAT, BUT THE STUFF I'VE HEARD LATE YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY CONCERNED. I HOPE ONE OF THE LESSONS LEARNED IS I LISTEN TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING ON DECEMBER. I MEAN, JUNE OR MAY 9TH. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. SO THE INFORMATION THAT WASN'T OUT YET. ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW THE COMPARISONS WASN'T OUT YET, AND I WATCHED THE MEETING AND THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR THE COMPARISONS THAT HAD THE REPRESENTED FOR THE RETIREES ASKED FOR THE COMPARISONS, AND THEY WERE TOLD, YOU CAN FILE A PUBLIC PUBLIC. WHAT IS THAT CALLED, A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. COME ON. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT US AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYEES. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT. YEAH. COME ON. I THINK THAT'S A LESSON LEARNED. I DON'T WANT TO HARP ON IT, BUT I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE LESSONS WE REALLY NEED TO LEARN. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ASKING FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS TO MAKE DECISIONS, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THEM. I MEAN, EVIDENCE IS SHOWING PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A TIME LIMIT ON THEM, BUT I'M SURELY FROM WHAT I'M TOLD HERE, IT'S TAKING LONGER THAN PEOPLE CAN. DIRECTOR WAESPI, I'D BE HAPPY TO RESPOND TO THAT. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST. THAT WAS A DAY LATE THAT WENT TO MR. RANKIN. I DID WRITE HIM AN EMAIL TO APOLOGIZE. THAT WAS BECAUSE THE STAFF PERSON WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR THAT WEEK, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING DUE EVERY OTHER ONE. WE GET PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS FROM THE WHOLE DISTRICT. WE'RE NOT ONLY DEALING WITH PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTS BASED ON DEFERRED COMPENSATION, AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH STAFF IN THE LEGAL OFFICE, BUT WE HAVE PROCESSED THAT JUST THE SAME WAY AS ANYTHING, AND AT THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, NO ONE WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. THAT WAS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ASKING FOR THE EMPOWERER. SHE MADE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW SHE WAS TOLD TO DO THAT. SHE WASKING FOR THE EMPOWER CONTRACT SO SHE COULD ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, AND I BELIEVE THAT ASSISTANT MANAGER SPAULDING WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO CONNECTION TO THAT CONTRACT WOULD BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT. SO THERE IS A PROCESS. WE ARE TRYING TO MANAGE IT, AND WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING DEB SPAULDING HAS BEEN DOING A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK TRYING TO ANSWER PEOPLE'S CONCERNS. YOU'VE SEEN THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION GOING THROUGH. STAFF ISN'T DOING ANYTHING, TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING, BUT AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIR OF THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ASKED FOR ALL THE PROPOSALS. SHE ALREADY HAD THEM. SHE WAS GIVEN THOSE PROPOSALS, SO THEY WERE ALREADY IN HER POSSESSION. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF KIND OF CONFUSING INFORMATION FLOATING AROUND, AND, OKAY, I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL. I'M JUST SUGGESTING THAT'S WHAT I SAW FROM THE COMMITTEE MEETING. MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT THE DEAL IS PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING IT. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TILL 4 OR 5:00 TONIGHT. PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING IT. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE AND LESSONS LEARNED I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE OF A PUBLIC PROCESS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. MY PERCEPTION WAS THEY ASKED FOR THIS DOCUMENTATION. PETER ASKED FOR THE COMPARISONS AND IT WASN'T GIVEN. SO I COULD BE WRONG, BUT ONCE AGAIN, I THINK THESE COULD BE LESSONS LEARNED BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD MAKE IT A PROCESS AND DOCUMENTATION AND MAKE IT PUBLIC. MAKE IT WELL DOCUMENTED AND TRANSPARENT. THAT'S THE QUOTES FROM OUR GUIDE THIS MORNING, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. THE ITEM WAS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT IT WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION GIVEN ABOUT THE CONTRACT TO EMPOWER, AND WHILE HE SAID THERE IS A PUBLIC PROCESS, THE PUBLIC PROCESS IS BRINGING THE CONTRACT. WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE RFP PANEL IS NOT A PUBLIC PROCESS. NO RFP PANEL IS CONDUCTED PUBLICLY. SO I JUST WANT TO TRY TO DEFEND STAFF A LITTLE BIT. I THINK THAT THEY'VE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS. I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY IS HAPPY, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY SORRY THAT NOT EVERYBODY IS HAPPY ABOUT IT, BUT I DO THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE NOT HEARING FROM IS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT [03:05:04] WORK HERE WHO ACTUALLY ARE HAPPY AND FIND THAT WE HAVE AN APP ON OUR PHONE THAT WORKS, AND A GREAT WEBSITE AND LOTS OF INFORMATION AND LOWER FEES. SO I, YOU KNOW, OKAY, I MAYBE MY PERCEPTIONS ARE INCORRECT, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE LESSONS LEARNED WERE THEN, BECAUSE YOU SEE THERE'S A BARRIER TO EVERYTHING I'VE SAID OR ANYTHING. THESE FOLKS HAVE SAID THAT IT WAS ALL QUOTE, GOOD AND RIGHT. THAT'S NOT THE PERCEPTION I'VE GOTTEN FROM TODAY'S DISCUSSION AND FROM LISTENING TO THE DEFERRED COMP MEETING. SO WHAT WERE THE LESSONS LEARNED? THE LESSONS THAT ARE LEARNED HAVE TO DO WITH WHEN YOU DO AN RFP AND WHEN YOU DO A TRANSITION. I THINK THERE WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED. THE DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS. THAT INFORMATION IS HELD BY THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR. SO THE IDEA TO REACH OUT THROUGH THE RETIREES ASSOCIATION WAS KIND OF A BONUS. WHEN I'VE GONE THROUGH PLAN CHANGES WITH MY FORMER PUBLIC AGENCY EMPLOYERS AS A FORMER EMPLOYEE, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT'S PRETTY PAR FOR THE COURSE. THIS IS AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, AND WHILE WE VALUE OUR RETIREES AND EVERYTHING, THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYEES ANYMORE. THEY ARE THEREFORE FREE TO TAKE THEIR MONEY AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONNECTION, WE'RE NOT THE ONE THAT HAS ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION OR THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THEM. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR'S JOB TO AND THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT. THAT'S FOR THEM TO DO, AND IT'S I THINK THAT DEB AND MONICA TRIED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BY TRYING TO REACH OUT THROUGH THE RETIREES ASSOCIATION AND BY POSTING THINGS ON THE WEBSITE, BUT I THINK THERE WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT THE TRANSITION PERIOD, WHICH WE'RE NOW THROUGH, AND NOW WE'RE IN THE PART WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO JUST EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON WHETHER THE PLAN IS WORKING NOT AS A TRANSITIONAL THING, BUT WHERE WE ARE NOW. IS IT WORKING FOR PEOPLE OR ISN'T IT? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT BOTH THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT WENT WRONG, BECAUSE THERE COULD BE ANALOGOUS SITUATIONS IN THE FUTURE. SO WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. SO IF IT WAS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE IF THIS EVER HAPPENS AGAIN, THAT IF THERE EVER IS A TRANSITION IN THE FUTURE, THAT THERE'S A TIMELINE BY WHICH THEY MUST SEND OUT THE NOTIFICATION AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE ANY TRANSITION THEY CHOOSE TO MAKE. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK AND THAT'S JUST SORT OF ONE OF SEVERAL THINGS THAT I THINK THAT WE CAN LOOK AT FOR BEST PRACTICES IN THE FUTURE, AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THIS PLAN IS WORKING FOR PEOPLE OR NOT, AND IF NOT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT? SO THOSE ARE. YEAH. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. YEAH, SOME POINTS CAME UP DURING THE COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT I KNOW. IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, I WATCHED THAT. I WATCHED THAT LAST DEFERRED COMP MEETING AND THE COMMITTEE KNEW THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS WAS GOING BEFORE THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER, AND IF I RECALL PETER HAD SAID SOMETHING THAT IF IT GOES BEFORE THE BOARD AND GETS PASSED, THAT THE JANUARY TURNOVER TRANSITION WAS TOO SOON AND YOU HAD SAID THAT YOU YOU AGREED AND I THINK IT GOT MOVED TO LATER. SO, AND THEN I REMEMBER MONICA SELLES, ALVAREZ. IT HAD SPECIFICALLY ASKED PETER FOR HELP IN CONTACTING THE RETIREES. SO MY QUESTION IS, THE PARK DISTRICT DOESN'T KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE RETIREES. SO WE'RE DEPENDENT ON MISSION SQUARE? YES. YEAH. SO THE PARK DISTRICT HAS WE KNOW WHO OUR RETIREES ARE. WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THEM, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO OF THEM ARE IN THE PLAN. WITH EMPOWER, WE HAVE MUCH BETTER DATA. THE INFORMATION IS MORE UPDATED. SO THAT IS ONE BENEFIT OF HAVING HAVING DONE THIS TRANSITION, WE HAVE UPDATED A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN MAYBE IMAGINE WHEN YOU HAVE 40 YEARS WITH ONE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. THERE ARE THERE ARE SOMETIMES THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE GAPS, AND SO WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHO WAS COMPUTER LITERATE AND WHO WASN'T. [03:10:01] RIGHT. WOULD MISSION SQUARE KNOW THAT? I MEAN, I GUESS I WOULDN'T THINK SO, BUT I DON'T KNOW. SO YEAH. THAT'S I MEAN, YEAH, I MEAN BECAUSE MISSION SQUARE WAS DEFINITELY GOING MORE TOWARDS VIRTUAL, AND THEIR WEBSITE, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WASN'T VERY GOOD IN MY OPINION, BUT AND THEN AT THE LAST, AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE DEFERRED COMP, I BELIEVE MISSION SQUARE SAID THEY WERE GIVING THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A REPRESENTATIVE A PERSON FOR THE RETIREES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, FIVE ADVISERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH PARTICIPANTS. THEY'RE GOING TO NARROW IT DOWN AND SELECT ONE AND THEY'LL HAVE THAT. THEY SAID IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THEY'LL HAVE SOMEONE SELECTED FOR US, AND AS THAT PERSON IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE LIVE, THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE LIVE. THEY'LL DO ONLINE. GREAT, AND THEN YEAH. THEN AS FAR AS THE SAVINGS WE REALLY COULDN'T COMPARE. COULD YOU JUST GO OVER THAT SECTION AGAIN ABOUT HOW MISSION SQUARE COMPARES WITH EMPOWER REGARDING THE CHARGES? YEAH. SO THE FUND LINEUP OFFERED BY EMPOWER HAS. MANY. THE MAJORITY OF THEIR FUNDS ARE LOWER FEE THAN THE FUNDS PROVIDED BY MISSION SQUARE. MANY OF MISSION SQUARE'S FUNDS WERE WERE OWNED BY VANTAGE TRUST, WHICH IS LIKE PART OF MISSION SQUARE. SO THERE WERE THERE WAS FEE SHARING GOING ON WITH MISSION SQUARE AS PART OF THOSE INVESTMENTS. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT INVESTMENT YOU HAD WITH MISSION SQUARE, YOU MAP OVER TO A NEW AS YOU EXPERIENCED TO A NEW FUND WITH EMPOWER, AND IN MANY CASES, IT'S A LOWER COST INVESTMENT VEHICLE IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES. DID THAT ANSWER IT? SO THE $200,000 SAVINGS IS WHERE YOU LOOK AT A POINT IN TIME. I BELIEVE IT WAS DECEMBER 31ST. WHAT INVESTMENTS PEOPLE HAD IN ALL OF THE FUND LINEUP THAT MISSION SQUARE HAD, AND THEN YOU MAP THAT OVER TO THE NEW EMPOWER FUND LINEUP, AND YOU SEE WHAT THE FEES ARE FROM THE TWO AND THE SAVINGS IS $200,000, AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RFP PROCESS, WOULDN'T WE BE HEARING FROM MISSION SQUARE? I WOULD THINK SO. WELL, WITH EVERY RFP PROCESS. ALL OF THE PROPOSERS HAVE A TIMELINE DURING WHICH THEY CAN PROTEST THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO A DIFFERENT PROVIDER, AND THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS THAT YOU GO THROUGH WHERE THEY CAN THEY CAN COMPLAIN AND EVEN GO TO THEY HAVE A JUDICIAL REMEDY IF THEY DON'T AGREE. YEAH. OH, AND FINAL QUESTION, OH, SHOOT, I JUST LOST IT. OH. HOW LONG? WHEN DID HOW LONG WAS THE RFP ON THE WEBSITE? I'M GOING TO SAY MAYBE SIX WEEKS, 4 TO 6 WEEKS. I COULD GO BACK AND LOOK, AND THEN IS THERE ANY WAY TO TELL IF IF ANYBODY ACCESSED THOSE RFPS, IF THERE'S ANY HITS, IS THERE ANY WAY TO TRACK HOW MANY PEOPLE LOOKED AT THE ROPES? I CAN FIND OUT FROM OUR WEB PEOPLE WHO LOOKED AT THE RFP, AND THEN AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ALSO IS THAT EMPOWER HAS PROVIDED AT LEAST THREE WEBINARS TO HELP EXPLAIN THE TRANSITION. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED? I BELIEVE IT WAS 143 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN FOR ME, I MEAN, AS FAR AS BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THIS CAME UP TO THE BOARD, I WAS THE ONE THAT PULLED THAT AND ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION. SO I KNOW WE GOT A PRESENTATION FROM YOU AT A BOARD MEETING. SO BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT PART ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [03:15:10] DIRECTOR SANWONG. SO I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I GUESS THEY'RE KIND OF IN THREE BUCKETS. THE FIRST BUCKET, I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST PROCESS. SO WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT, IS THAT TYPICALLY RECEIVED VIA EMAIL? IS THERE AN OPTION FOR A TELEPHONE CALL OR A LETTER AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, OR IS THAT ALL EMAIL BASED NOW? WE HAVE A MAILBOX FOR PUBLIC RECORDS, BUT IF PEOPLE SEND IN INFORMATION REQUESTS, YOU KNOW, BY EMAILING A STAFF MEMBER, THOSE GET FUNNELED THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS, TOO, AND TYPICALLY, MOST PEOPLE ASK FOR US TO RESPOND BY GIVING THEM BY EMAILING THEM THE DOCUMENTS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO, BUT IF THEY WANT US TO MAIL THEM, WE HAVE A FEE THAT WE CAN CHARGE TO COPY AND MAIL RECORDS. OKAY, AND IT'S AN EMAIL OUTLOOK ACCOUNT. WE HAVE A WAS IT PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST AT EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK OR EASTBAYPARKS.ORG? YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO GET IT WRONG. IT'S OKAY. YEAH. SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, AND THEN WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE SOME BACK END DATABASE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REFERENCE TO SEE WHAT THOSE REQUESTS ARE? AND THEN MAYBE IF THERE'S A WAY I'VE SEEN DATABASES IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHERE WHEN THE EMAIL IS SENT THAT, THAT, THAT CAN ATTACH TO THAT SPECIFIC REQUEST SO THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THIS CENTRALIZED SOURCE WHERE YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE HISTORY. DO WE HAVE THINGS ORGANIZED THAT WAY, OR IS IT MOSTLY WITHIN OUTLOOK AND WITHIN THAT ACCOUNTS OUTLOOK INSTANCE? THE REQUESTS THAT WE GET ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN LIKE IF YOU IF YOU HAD A CERTAIN SET OF DOCUMENTS, STANDARD DOCUMENTS, I THINK YOU COULD HAVE A SYSTEM LIKE THAT, BUT WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS THAT HAVE TO KIND OF BE ANALYZED AND FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THEY ACTUALLY ASKING FOR, AND SO WE GO TO DISTRICT STAFF TO SAY, THIS IS THE REQUEST. WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WE REVIEW IT. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE RECORDS TO FIND TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO INFORMATION THAT HAS TO BE REDACTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GIVE OUT, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, AND BELIEVE ME, WE GET ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT REQUESTS FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS. SO THE ANSWER IS, IS THAT MOST OF THIS IS DONE MANUALLY, BUT WE DO KEEP TRACK OF THINGS SO THAT IF SOMEBODY ASKED FOR SOMETHING AND THEY ASK AGAIN, WE COULD BE LIKE, WE ALREADY GAVE THAT TO YOU. OKAY THAT HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS. THAT'S HELPFUL, AND I KNOW WE KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT THE INFORMATION SERVICES STRATEGIC PLAN AND THAT'S COMING FORWARD AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THAT, I WOULD JUST PUT A BOOKMARK ON THIS TOPIC BECAUSE I DO THINK THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE ONE PART OF THAT OVERALL INFORMATION SERVICES STRATEGIC PLAN AND I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT AS A COMMENT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR ASPECT OF THINGS. SO THAT'S ONE BUCKET. THE SECOND BUCKET I HAVE IS IN REGARDS TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DO WE HAVE A REGULAR LIKE CADENCE FOR WHEN THESE MEETINGS HAPPEN? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING YOU KNOW, AT THE 2023 AND THE 2024 SCHEDULE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ONE MEETING IN 2023, IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, BUT THEN IN 2024, WE'VE HAD THREE MEETINGS. SO IS IT MORE AD HOC OR IS THERE SOME REQUIRED SCHEDULE FOR THE DEFERRED COMP? YEAH SO THE DEFERRED COMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS MEETING QUARTERLY AT FIRST, AND THEN WE MOVED IT UP TO BE BI-MONTHLY. SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THE WEBSITE ISN'T SHOWING ALL OF THE MEETINGS FOR 2023, BUT THERE WERE I'M PRETTY SURE THERE WERE SIX, 5 OR 6 MEETINGS IN 2023. IT MIGHT BE THE MOVE TO SWAGIT, ACTUALLY, I THINK COULD BE, YEAH, MAYBE I NEED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE WEBSITE, SO THAT MIGHT BE PART OF IT, BUT I THINK IN TERMS OF THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, I DO THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS ITEM. I THINK THE ONE THAT I'LL MENTION, THIS WILL BE MY THIRD BUCKET, AND THEN I'LL BE DONE WITH MY COMMENTS. THE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GO BACK TO MISSION SQUARE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS POSSIBLE ON YOUR OWN, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT WOULD BE MAYBE HELPFUL TO REVIEW THAT POSSIBILITY IF SOMEONE FROM YOUR GROUP COULD CONTACT MISSION SQUARE AND FIND OUT WHAT THAT, YOU KNOW, STEPS WOULD BE. IT WOULD BE ON YOUR OWN. IT WOULDN'T BE ON US, BUT I THINK WE COULD USE THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE TO MAYBE HAVE SOME SORT OF CHECK IN ON [03:20:07] THAT PROCESS, AND I WOULD BE I WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED ON, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT DOES GET DISCUSSED AND OR BROUGHT UP, BUT THAT MIGHT BE ONE SOLUTION, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THERE COULD BE SOME ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN HERE, AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO FIGURE OUT KIND OF WHERE THAT MIDDLE GROUND IS IN REGARDS TO WORKING WITH THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, AND I THINK IF I LOOK AT THIS, I THINK I SAW THAT AT LEAST PETE WAS IS A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. SO IS THAT AN OPTION FOR THE-- WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION THAT CREATED THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS KEEP AN EYE ON MAKING SURE THAT THE FEES ARE LOW AND ALSO THAT YOU THEY'RE TRYING TO GET MORE PARTICIPATION, NOT LESS. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT THEY I MEAN, THEY CAN DO WITH WHATEVER THEY WANT REALLY, BUT THE BOARD SET THEM UP SO THAT THEY COULD HELP PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN IN THE SYSTEM, NOT HOW TO LEAVE IT. SO IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL IN MISSION SQUARE IS IS NOT OUR PROVIDER ANYMORE. SO TO THE EXTENT THEY HAVE PRESENTATIONS, THEY GOT A QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT RECENTLY FROM EMPOWER. SO THE EMPOWER IS THE ONE THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW. THAT'S FAIR. YES. I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT WE CAN DO THEN AS A NEXT ACTION ITEM. SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE IT RIGHT NOW IN THIS MEETING. SO I WILL JUST MENTION THAT AS A STATEMENT. ONE THING THAT MONICA ALVAREZ-SELLES AND I HAVE WANTED TO DO IS GO TO THE RETIREE LUNCHEON. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T GET THE ENTIRE GROUP, BUT THAT IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH SOME PEOPLE AND SHARE INFORMATION AND HEAR THEIR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT WOULD BE ACTUALLY OFFERED TO DO EARLIER, BUT I THINK THE TIMING WAS NOT THE RETIREE GROUP HAD SOME OTHER AGENDA THAT THEY WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF FIRST. SO THAT'S ONE NEXT STEP. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR LETTING US KNOW YOUR CONCERNS AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS BY THE BOARD AS WELL. SO AS I SAID EARLIER, I DO THINK IT'S WORTH TAKING ACCOUNT OF WHAT WENT WRONG AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING FOR PEOPLE AND IF NOT, FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION AT THIS POINT, BUT AGAIN, I REALLY THANK EVERYBODY FOR FOR COMING AND SITTING THROUGH THIS LONG MEETING AND MAKING MAKING YOUR CONCERNS KNOWN TO US. [PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION] GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT ECHOLS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH. MY NAME IS CAPTAIN GIORGIO CHEVEZ WITH THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR FIRST EVER ANNUAL REPORT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHO WE SERVE AS PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE A COG IN THE BIGGER MACHINE THAT IS THE DISTRICT, AND FOR ALL OF US TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN [03:25:08] THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT IN OUR REACH AS WELL. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR RESIDENTS, OUR PARTNER AGENCIES AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS WELL TOURISTS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION STEWARDS, OUR PARK VISITORS, OF COURSE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, LAST YEAR WAS VERY BUSY FOR US. OUR DISPATCHERS TOOK IN OVER 52,000 CALLS. OUR OFFICERS RESPONDED TO OVER 21,000 INCIDENTS. 10,000 OF THOSE WERE OFFICER INITIATED. OUR OFFICERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNICIANS ISSUED A TOTAL OF 4884 CITATIONS. WE MADE A TOTAL OF 209 ARRESTS, 71 OF THOSE BEING FELONIOUS IN NATURE, AND OUR PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE UNIT PROCESSED OVER 5000 PIECES OF PROPERTY. IN 2023, OUR AIR SUPPORT UNIT RECORDED 417 FLIGHTS AND FLEW FOR OVER 468 HOURS, RESPONDED TO 185 CALLS, AND ADDRESSED 168 PATROL VIOLATIONS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE WERE ZERO AVIATION OR GROUND ACCIDENTS. THIS SHOWS HOW WELL TRAINED OUR PILOTS ARE, AND THE SAFETY IS ALWAYS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND PARAMOUNT TO OUR ORGANIZATION. IN 2023, WE SAW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CRIME STATISTICS COMPARED TO 2022, BUT OVERALL WAS VERY MARGINAL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PIE CHART, THE MAJORITY OF CRIMES WE INVESTIGATED WERE PROPERTY CRIMES, MOSTLY RELATING TO VEHICLE BURGLARIES AND VEHICLE THEFTS. SO WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS OTHER THAN PATROLLING 73 BEAUTIFUL PARKS, 55 MILES OF SHORELINE AND OVER 1300 MILES OF TRAILS IS THAT WE INVESTIGATE EVERY THEFT AND BURGLARY. WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SOLVING MANY OF THEM AS WELL, AND OUR INVESTIGATORS HAVE ARRESTED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THEFT AND BURGLARY RINGS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF CASES THAT HIGHLIGHTED OUR DEPARTMENT IN 2023. WE ARRESTED A SEXUAL PREDATOR. ONE OF OUR OFFICERS SAW SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OCCURRING INSIDE OF A PARKED VEHICLE WITHIN THE LOT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED TWO OCCUPANTS, A 21 YEAR OLD MALE AND A 12 YEAR OLD FEMALE, ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY. THE MALE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONY SEX CRIMES. WE THANK OUR OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATORS FOR DOING A FANTASTIC JOB ON THAT CASE. ANOTHER CASE THAT HIGHLIGHTS 2023 WAS A HOMICIDE THAT WE SOLVED IN NINE DAYS. A MALE VICTIM WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHILE SITTING IN HIS VEHICLE AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR REGIONAL SHORELINE BOAT LAUNCH. WITNESSES GAVE A SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLE AND WITH THE USE OF ALPR CAMERAS, THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AND THE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE US MARSHALS SERVICE AND THE SUSPECT WAS LATER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, AND OUR THIRD CASE WAS A BURGLARY THAT WE SOLVED WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION. A PARK DISTRICT RESIDENCE WAS BURGLARIZED, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF FAMILY HEIRLOOM JEWELRY WAS STOLEN. A CAMERA PLACED AT THE RESIDENT'S ENTRANCE GATE CAPTURED IMAGES OF THE SUSPECT AND VEHICLE USING SOCIAL MEDIA. DETECTIVES FOLLOWED THE SALES PATH OF THE VEHICLE AND IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, LEADING TO A FOUR YEAR PRISON SENTENCE AND 80% OF THE VICTIM'S JEWELRY WAS RECOVERED AND RETURNED. OUR NEXT SLIDE REPRESENTS THE MAKEUP OF OUR CURRENT STAFFING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 59 SWORN MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT, 52 WHICH ARE MALE AND SEVEN ARE FEMALE, BUT WE ARE BUDGETED FOR 77. WE HAVE 29 PROFESSIONAL AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, SEVEN WHICH ARE MALE AND 22 ARE FEMALE. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE HIRED MORE FEMALE SWORN OFFICERS IN 2023 THAN IN 2022. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS DIVERSIFY OUR WORKFORCE AND MIRROR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. WE ALSO HAVE 151 VOLUNTEER TRAIL AND SAFETY PATROL MEMBERS TO SERVE AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR SWORN AND CIVILIAN STAFFING NUMBERS HAVE BEEN RATHER CONSISTENT THE LAST FIVE YEARS. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY FOR US, AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS BOTH. OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STUDENT AIDES PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. [03:30:01] WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14 STAFF MEMBERS AND ONE RECRUIT WHO STARTED AS PUBLIC SAFETY STUDENT AIDES IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND HAVE SINCE GRADUATED GRADUATED INTO FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT. IN 2023, WE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF OUR PROPERTY RECORDS AND EVIDENCE UNIT. OUR AUDITORS WERE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS, AND WE WERE RATED ABOVE STANDARD IN THE MAJORITY OF THE ASSESSED CATEGORIES. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE WERE ALL REALLY EXCITED AS WELL. OUR NEXT SLIDE LISTS OUR TOP THREE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2023. IT WAS A BIG TECHNOLOGY YEAR FOR US. WE STARTED OUR DRONE PROGRAM JOURNEY, GOT APPROVAL TO START OUR FLOCK CAMERA PROGRAM, AND LAUNCHED CITIZEN REMS. WE ALSO ISSUED UPDATED BODY WORN CAMERAS TO OUR SWORN STAFF AND SOME OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS WELL. WE HAD OUR FIRST EVER NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND IT WAS A HUGE HIT. THANKS TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE DISTRICT FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE. WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLICATE ITS SUCCESS COME THIS AUGUST. THE PERALTA OAKS NORTH PROJECT, AND THE PLANNING OF OUR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS HAS PICKED UP SIGNIFICANT STEAM AS WELL, AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR FUTURE HOME. OUR AIR SUPPORT UNIT STARTED THE PROCESS TO GET APPROVAL TO MOVE TO LIVERMORE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND OUR PILOTS AND STAFF HAVE COMPLETED THE MOVE AND ARE SETTLING INTO THEIR NEW WORKSPACE. ALSO WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER AS WELL AS THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. COMMAND STAFF HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF DEPLOYMENT POINTS DUE TO TRAFFIC TRENDS IN THE DISTRICT, EASTWARD EXPANSION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND LAND BANK DEVELOPMENTS. WE ALSO SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE EFFICACY OF OUR CURRENT OPERATIONAL MODEL. NOW, OUR TOP THREE PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD IS MODERNIZING POLICING THROUGH BEST PRACTICES, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO INCREASE CONNECTIVITY AND RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE, FINDING BETTER SOLUTIONS NOT JUST FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AS WELL. HIRING AND RETENTION STRATEGIES ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING ON AND LOOKING FOR NEW, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ATTRACT QUALITY CANDIDATES. WORKING WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AS WELL TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO STREAMLINE OUR ONBOARDING PROCESSES. NEXT IS FOCUSING ON WELLNESS, PEER SUPPORT AND INCLUSIVITY. WE'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AT STARTING, AT MOVING WITH POSITIVE MOMENTUM WITH OUR NEW PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OUR CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM AND PROVIDING TRAINING TO OUR PEER SUPPORT MEMBERS, AND THIRD IS TRANSPARENCY. WE'RE WORKING WITH A REPUTABLE SOCIAL MEDIA AGENCY THAT HASSISTED US WITH DOUBLING OUR FOLLOWERS ON MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND WE HAVE SEEN OUR ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THOSE PLATFORMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE HAS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED, AND WE ALSO THANK OUR PARTNERS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR ASSISTING AS WELL. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GENERAL MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERS FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AS A WHOLE. THE ENTIRE 60 PAGE REPORT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TODAY ONCE THE PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR EVERYONE TO REVIEW AT THEIR LEISURE AND CHIEF RELEASE, AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A REALLY GREAT YEAR. DIRECTORS, DO WE--DIRECTOR ROSARIO, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I JUST FIRST OFF, I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING THE OFFICERS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN INTERRUPTING A CAR THEFT ON GRIZZLY. WAS IT SKYLINE BOULEVARD, I THINK, AND OR GRIZZLY PEAK AND ALSO RECENTLY, ASSISTING THE CITY OF OAKLAND IN APPREHENDING PARTICIPANTS IN THAT SHOOTING AT OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL JUST RECENTLY. SO I REALLY THANK THE OFFICERS FOR RESPONDING TO THAT AND BEING ABLE TO ASSIST. JUST GOING BACK TO YOUR CHART ON EMPLOYEES, IT SAYS FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, 158. DOES THAT INCLUDE THE FIREFIGHTERS? THAT DOES NOT. THAT IS STRICTLY SWORN PERSONNEL. SO POLICE OFFICERS. OKAY, SO FIREFIGHTERS AREN'T AREN'T INCLUDED. LIKE, THE PERMANENT FIREFIGHTERS AREN'T INCLUDED IN THE CHART? CORRECT. OH, OKAY. SO HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS DO WE HAVE? PERMANENT FIREFIGHTERS DO WE HAVE? I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF THE PERMANENT FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE HAVE. OUR ANNUAL REPORT COVERED? MOSTLY SWORN PERSONNEL AND THE POLICE SIDE OF THE HOUSE? OKAY. YEAH. I JUST I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE YOU INCLUDED THE ON CALL FIREFIGHTERS, BUT NOT THE PERMANENT 158 FIREFIGHTERS IS WHAT WE HAVE. OH. NO NO NO. EXCUSE ME. 158 THAT WAS SHOWN ON THE PIE INCLUDES FIREFIGHTERS. [03:35:01] OKAY, GREAT. I HAD NO WORRIES. THANK YOU. I WAS TRYING TO WHISPER SWEET THINGS TO HIM. GREAT, AND THEN CAN YOU JUST OUTLINE FOR ME? HOW MANY SHIFTS YOU HAVE AND HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE IN EACH SHIFT? SURE. SO CURRENTLY, WE HAVE SIX PATROL SHIFTS TWO DAY SHIFTS, TWO SWING SHIFTS AND TWO GRAVEYARD SHIFTS, AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON IF WE'RE WORKING ON OUR WINTER STAFFING SCHEDULE OR OUR SUMMER STAFFING MODEL. CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE NEXT MONDAY, OUR OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE PICKING FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S SHIFTS. SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT OUR NUMBERS ARE, AND WE TRY TO BALANCE OUT EVERY TEAM EVENLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE POSSIBLE FOR THE SUMMER NEEDS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE A LOT BUSIER IN THE SUMMER COMPARED TO OUR WINTER NEEDS. OKAY. SO TYPICALLY, LET'S SAY DAY SHIFT. WHAT FOUR OFFICERS AND A SERGEANT OR BEST CASE SCENARIO IS USUALLY A SERGEANT AND FOUR OFFICERS. TYPICALLY A SERGEANT AND THREE, BUT WE HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL TEAMS AS WELL, SUCH AS OUR SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT AND OUR SOMETIMES OUR EAST BAY MUD. JPA OFFICERS ASSIST AS WELL. OKAY, GREAT. WE'RE SPREAD OUT KIND OF THIN. YES, WE DO OUR BEST WITH WHAT WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS OUT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, OTHER DIRECTORS? DIRECTOR WAESPI. GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. EXCELLENT DOCUMENT. THANK YOU, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. I THINK YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH IS EXCELLENT, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING YOUR GREAT EFFORTS IN SOME OF YOUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. I READ ABOUT IT, AND I SAY, HEY, OUR GUYS ARE DOING GREAT WORK OUT THERE. IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE TO HEAR THAT. ALSO, THE ON THE HELICOPTER, I REALLY LIKE THE USE OF OUR HELICOPTER FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES. I UNDERSTAND OR I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIPS. I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CONTRACTING WITH CAL FIRE, AND I'M WONDERING HOW THAT'S GOING. I UNDERSTAND WE NEED MORE. MORE LIFT FROM OUR ENGINES, BUT I SUPPORT THAT, AND IS THERE ANY INROADS TO THAT? I MEAN, IS CAL FIRE WILLING TO CONTRACT WITH US? MAKES TOTAL SENSE, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE AVAILABLE, BUT DO WE HAVE A WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS LIKE WE DO IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND YES, SO WE HAVE AN MOU WITH CAL FIRE, AND WHEN CAL FIRE CALLS US OUT THEY AFTER TWO HOURS WE BILL THEM ABOUT $148 OR SO FOR EVERY TWO HOURS. THESE LAST TWO YEARS, OBVIOUSLY, FIRE ACTIVITY WAS PRETTY LOW COMPARED TO YEARS BEFORE THAT. KNOCK ON WOOD. HOPEFULLY IT CONTINUES THIS YEAR. SO WE AVERAGED ABOUT MAYBE FIVE CALL OUTS FOR 23 AND 22. 21 AND 20 WERE VERY BUSY FOR US. WE HAD MAYBE ABOUT 20 CALL OUTS IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH FIRE SUPPRESSION. GREAT. WELL, I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE I THINK IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE, AND THEN JUST FINALLY, I'M LOOKING AT ALL YOUR STATS, AND I LOVE THE STATS, AND SO I'M, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IF THERE'S 4884 CITATIONS AND 3848 OF THEM ARE IN PARKING AND CAR THEFTS, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS AND OTHER THEFTS ARE THE BIGGEST DEAL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST PUT COPS IN PARKING LOTS? IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL OUR CRIMES TAKING PLACE IN PARKING LOTS. IF WE HAD ENOUGH, IF WE HAD MORE OFFICERS, WE DEFINITELY DO THAT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HANDING STEWARDSHIP VIOLATIONS, WHICH OCCUR IN THE INTERIOR OF THE PARKS. SO WE ENCOURAGE OUR OFFICERS TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS, GO OUT ON THE TRAILS LOOK FOR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, CRIMES THAT FALL UNDER THE PENAL CODE AND VEHICLE CODE. GREAT. THANKS VERY MUCH. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. DIRECTOR, SANWONG. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST REPORT. IT IS. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF US. I MEAN, THIS IS GREAT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIRST START. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. I THINK THAT THERE'S. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS AN INTEREST IN SEEING, YOU KNOW, THIS DATA AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE PARK DISTRICT. I DO SEE THAT IT IS FOCUSED MOSTLY WITHIN YOU KNOW, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, I GUESS I HAD SOME QUESTIONS. SO ON THE INCIDENTS. SO IF THERE'S, LIKE A MEDICAL SITUATION OR A RESCUE OR A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO LOCATE A HIKER WHO MIGHT BE MISSING OR OFF TRAIL, IS THAT INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS INCIDENT NUMBER, OR IS THAT SEPARATE? YES. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL INCIDENTS. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL INCLUDED IN INCIDENTS. [03:40:01] OKAY, AND THEN IN TERMS OF MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THAT DEFINITION. IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE MOTOR VEHICLE BEING STOLEN OR IS THAT FOR ITEMS WITHIN THE MOTOR VEHICLE. YES. SO MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT IS ACTUAL VEHICLE BEING BEING STOLEN. SO SOMEONE LEFT A LAPTOP AND THE LAPTOP WAS STOLEN. THAT WOULD BE UNDER LARCENY OR THEFT. YES. CORRECT. OKAY, AND THEN I THINK I HAD. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE I SAID, THIS IS GREAT, AND YOU SAID THIS IS ALL UP ON THE WEBSITE. SO PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS FULL REPORT THAT WE HAVE NICELY PRINTED IN FRONT OF US. WELL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING. NO PROBLEM. IF I JUST MAY ADD THAT WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, IT IS COMPREHENSIVE WITH JUST POLICE WORK BECAUSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETING THEIR OWN ANNUAL REPORT, AND THE LIFEGUARD HAS ALREADY PRESENTED THEIR. SO WE TRY TO KEEP THEM SEPARATE JUST BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE ALL DO IS DIFFERENT, BUT HENCE THE PRESENTATION. ALSO, BECAUSE OF TRANSPARENCY, WE WANT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT, AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, BOTH, YOU KNOW, AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIREFIGHTING. SO YEAH, AND I GUESS MAYBE AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A OVERLAP, RIGHT, WHEN THERE'S A RESCUE HAPPENING OR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION WITH THE HELICOPTERS. SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SEPARATE REPORTS. ABSOLUTELY, BUT THEN I GUESS ALSO THINKING ABOUT KIND OF THOSE OVERLAPPING POINTS AND HOW THAT GETS CAPTURED AT SOME POINT. ABSOLUTELY. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. HOW DO WE KEEP TRACK OF THE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT WE USED TO CALL IT REPORT INCIDENTS DIRECTLY, BUT I THINK IT'S CALLED SOMETHING ELSE NOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN FILL OUT CARDS AND BE AN EMAIL OR WHATEVER, AND HOW DO WE KEEP TRACK OF THOSE? SO ARE YOU ASKING IF WE KEEP TRACK OF WHEN THE PUBLIC IS ASKING FOR STATISTICS OR? NO, WHEN THEY ACTUALLY BECAUSE ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE A WHAT'S IT CALLED? IT USED TO BE CALLED REPORT INCIDENTS DIRECTLY. I THINK IT'S CALLED SOMETHING ELSE. NOW BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW DO WE TRACK THOSE? SO IF WE'RE I'M TRYING TO THINK OF HOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION HERE. SO WHEN WE REPORT, WHEN WE HAVE THE STATISTICS OUT FOR THE DIFFERENT CALLS AND INCIDENTS, WE HAVE CITIZEN REMS AVAILABLE, WHICH IS THE FORWARD FACING PRODUCT THAT ALL OF US CAN LOOK AT IN ORDER TO SEE CALLS FOR THE DAY BEFORE AND THE TYPES OF CALLS WE HAD ALSO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, ONCE A MONTH, USUALLY AROUND THE 16TH OF THE MONTH, WE POST THE STATISTICS FROM THE MONTH BEFORE IN ORDER TO THAT, PROMOTE THAT TRANSPARENCY, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO EACH MONTH AND THE TYPE OF SERVICE THEY'RE GETTING FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. GREAT. THANKS. PARK WATCH? PARK WATCH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. PARK WATCH. DIRECTOR MERCURIO. SO AGAIN, REFLECTING ON THE OTHER DIRECTORS HERE. THANK YOU FOR THIS. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE REPORT. SO I ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT EVERY YEAR NOW, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY, GOOD, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST I'M IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING TO ME TO BE PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THIS OTHER ORGANIZATION IN IT VIS A VIS YOUR FOURTH AND THE FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT TO ME, THAT'S NOT LIKE A NORMAL THING, BUT WE HAVE IT AND WE DO IT AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN IT, AND WE'RE PROVIDING A USEFUL SERVICE. SO I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, AND I DON'T KNOW, I SOMEHOW I FIND MYSELF MENTIONING THAT TO PEOPLE A LOT, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A POLICE. DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN FIRE? YOU KNOW, AND BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD THAT COMES OUT OF THAT. SO THAT'S GOOD, AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS AT SOME POINT I THINK I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE I'VE BEEN ON THE REGIONAL TRAILS A LOT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. NOT A LOT. SOME AND I'VE SEEN SOME. VEHICLES ON IT THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE, YOU KNOW? NOT NECESSARILY DOING ANYTHING DANGEROUS, BUT THAT KIND OF AND I KNOW YOU HAVE THE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT, SO. SO SOMETIME I THINK I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK I'D LIKE TO GET TOGETHER AND MAYBE JUST KIND OF KICK AROUND HOW WE MIGHT DEPLOY THAT TO ADDRESS PLACES WHERE I'VE HEARD PEOPLE ARE UPSET. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. NO PROBLEM. BECAUSE I KNOW I THINK WE NEED TO BEEF UP EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT IN A PARKING LOT. YOU KNOW, THE CITATIONS THAT OCCUR NOT JUST IN A PARKING LOT, YOU KNOW, GET THE OFFICERS TO KIND OF START BROADENING THEIR THEIR VIEW, I COMPLETELY AGREE. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. DIRECTOR WAESPI. [CHUCKLING] IT'S GETTING LATE. I JUST HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT YOU FOUR GUYS GOING THIS IS THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PARK [03:45:04] DISTRICT. I HOPE EVERYBODY KNOWS ANDY WHITE, ONE OF OUR, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THE THIRD HELICOPTER PILOT IN THE DISTRICT, RIGHT? OKAY. THIRD CHIEF PILOT. DALE JACKSON, A SERGEANT SERGEANT WHO WORKED HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND I WORKED WITH THESE GUYS, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ABSOLUTELY. DIRECTOR CORBETT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TOO. WHAT A GREAT YOU KNOW, EXAMPLE OF THE THINGS YOU ARE DOING EVERY DAY AND HOW MUCH IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, YOU KNOW, JUST CARING SO MUCH ABOUT THIS DEPARTMENT. IT'S NOT LIKE THE MOST GIGANTIC DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD, BUT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CARE FOR THE NEIGHBORS ALL THROUGHOUT THE PARK DISTRICT, AND IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LEFT THIS BOOK WITH ALL THESE PICTURES OF YOU GUYS DOING THINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE. YES. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DIRECTOR COFFEY I SHARE DIRECTOR MERCURIO'S ENTHUSIASM FOR OUR AS GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS ABILITY TO RESPOND TO FOLKS THAT YES, WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WHEN THEY COME TO US AND AS FREQUENTLY HAPPENS AND IS NOT A CRITICISM WHEN THEY FREQUENTLY COME TO US AND COMPLAIN ABOUT SPEEDING BICYCLISTS ON THE TRAILS, WE ARE ABLE TO NOT PUSH THEM AWAY AND TELL THEM TO GO SPEAK TO THE CITY DEPARTMENT. WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY ACTUALLY TAKE REPORTS AND THEY COME OUT AND CHECK WHEN THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT VOLUMES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT A SPECIFIC TRAIL, AND WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND AND PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE IT, AND THEY'RE NOT ALL THAT AWARE RIGHT OFF THE TOP THAT WE HAVE THAT SERVICE, AND SO IT IS DISTINCTLY AN ADVANTAGE THAT WE ALL HAVE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. I GOT TWO COMPLIMENTS TOWARD OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. MY WIFE AND I WERE TABLING ON SUNDAY AT THE HERCULES CULTURAL FESTIVAL. THAT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT TREKS OVER THE EAST BAY 3 TO 5000 PEOPLE. IT'S VERY BUSY. THE MOUNTED PATROL ARM, MOUNTED PATROL WAS THERE SUNDAY AND GREETED WITH A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM BY THE MANY HUNDREDS OF KIDS AND TWO, TWO COUPLES CAME UP AND SAID HOW HAPPY THEY WERE THAT WHEN THEY VISITED OUR PARKS, THEY OFTEN SAW POLICE AT THE PARK IN THE PARKING LOT OR EVEN OUT ON THE TRAILS. SO IT'S AGAIN AN ADVANTAGE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT SERVICE AND HAVE PEOPLE COMPLIMENT US ON IT, AND I JUST WANTED TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID. I GUESS IT WAS A MONTH, MAYBE TWO MONTHS AGO, CHIEF, WHEN YOU WERE BEFORE US HELPING US FORMULATE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON FRIDAY AS BOARD. PRIORITIZATIONS, AND YOU WERE REPORTING ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND VISIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT. IN THE YEAR TO COME, I MENTIONED, AND I REMAIN VERY HAPPY AND PLEASED AND PROUD OF A POLICE FORCE THAT HAS ADOPTED PROGRESSIVE POLICING, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND WITH ENTHUSIASM, AND TO HAVE AN OFFICER, A GROUP OF OFFICERS WHO REALLY DEEPLY APPRECIATE THEIR ROLE AS STEWARDS OF PARKS AND TAKE TO IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY. I REALLY ADMIRE THAT OF YOUR FORCE, CHIEF. THANK YOU. WELL, NOW IT'S MY TURN, BUT EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR SERVICE, AND THIS REPORT IS IS REALLY WONDERFUL. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT OR AT LEAST THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN SUCH A BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED REPORT AND I APPRECIATE THE GREAT JOB ON THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. SO YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR WAITING THROUGH THIS LONG MEETING, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, SO I THINK WE ARE CLOSING IN ON THE END HERE. [03:50:06] I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS TODAY, SO, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION. YEAH. NO, PRESIDENT ECHOLS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. GREAT. SO THEN WE WILL TURN TO THE BOARD COMMENTS. [BOARD COMMENTS] WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? DIRECTOR ROSARIO ALWAYS READY. GOTTA LOVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ON 5/22, I ATTENDED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN ON THE 23RD, I ATTENDED THE LEATHERWOOD AND ALDER CREEK RESTORATION RIBBON CUTTING, AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. GOOD TO SEE YOU, ANDY, AND JOHN, THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING. HAVE A GREAT STORY ABOUT ANDY, AND THEN AND THEN ON THE 28TH TO THE 29TH, I ATTENDED THE SAN FRANCISCO STATE STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE AT THE SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE. ONE OF THE SESSIONS. I IT WAS A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE, BY THE WAY. IT'S PROBABLY OUT OF ALL MY ALL THE CONFERENCES I ATTEND, I THINK THIS IS MY FAVORITE, BUT AMY HOETZEL I WAS SHE WAS PART OF THE PANEL FOR FUNDRAISING AND HOW TO FUND ALL THESE BIG PROJECTS, AND SHE STRESSED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, DO NOT FORGET ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE MONEY. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO LARGE, LARGE PROJECTS, AND SO DO NOT THINK, AND THEY GIVE OUT GRANTS. SO DO NOT FORGET THEM, AND THEN PLUS THEY'RE ALL ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DOING A 180 WHEN IT COMES TO THEY'RE ALL GOING TOWARDS MORE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS GREAT, AND THEN ON 5/29 I ATTENDED THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'VE GOT A GREAT REPORT ON OUR SWIM CENTERS. DON CASTRO, CULL CANYON, CONTRA LOMA AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO THOSE INTO THOSE, THOSE SWIM FACILITIES IS GOING TO BE HUGE. IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE MAGNITUDE OF PROBABLY WHAT ROBERTS DID. SO ALL THOSE OLD FACILITIES ARE COMING, ARE COMING HOME OR NEED ATTENTION, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE FUND FUND THESE IF WE WANT TO KEEP THEM, AND THEN ON THE 30TH. I ATTENDED BLACK BIRDERS WEEK AT LAKE TEMESCAL. GREAT SUCCESS. THANK YOU TO FELICIA WALKER AND MIKE MORAN. THEY HAD OVER I THINK WE HAD 55 BIRDERS. IT'S WONDERFUL, AND THEN AND ALSO YULIE WAS THERE FROM THE BLACK EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE, AND THEN ON THE ON THE FIRST I ATTENDED THE BLACK BIRDERS WEEK AT THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, AND THE HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50, AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK FELICIA WALKER AND HER STAFF THERE AND THEN ON ALSO ON THE FIRST ATTENDED THE. YES, DOWN BY THE BAY. YES NATURE TO NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS THE GROUP THAT WE PARTNER WITH FOR FOR OUR RICHMOND RANGER PROGRAM DIRECTOR. COFFEY AND MILLER WERE THERE, AND OUR LAUREN LAURA BERNSTEIN WAS THERE FROM THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION. WHAT A GREAT EVENT, AND WHAT A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE. THAT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION, AND THEN ON THE SECOND ATTENDED THE OUR GAY PRIDE EVENT AT TILDEN EEC WITH DIRECTOR ECHOLS. GREAT FUN, GREAT FUN. LOVED THE PARADE WITH THE GOATS, AND THEN, AND THEN WE'RE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. GREAT DIRECTOR MERCURIO. YES. HAVING SPENT TEN DAYS IN MAINE, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TOO MUCH GOING ON, BUT I DID MANAGE TO GO TO THE BOARD MEETING LAST TIME AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK. I JUST HAVE ONE ITEM TO SPEAK OF AND THAT IS LAST SATURDAY. IT WAS THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO WAS HAVING ITS HAVING ITS WHAT CAN I CALL IT? [03:55:01] IT'S CHERRY FESTIVAL. YES. THANK YOU. YES, I KNOW IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH CHERRIES. THE CHERRY FESTIVAL, AND IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT SAN LEANDRO HAS. IT'S A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE CITY WHERE MANY YEARS BACK THERE WERE PARADES AND THE GIVE OUT OF CHERRIES TO EVERYBODY WHO'S THERE AT THE PARK, AND THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT WHAT CAN I SAY, THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? THE PEOPLE WHO PUT TOGETHER THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SIT IN HE PARADE, THE FLOATS FOR THE CHERRY FESTIVAL PARADE TO CELEBRATE THE CHERRIES BEING GROWN IN THE SAN LEANDRO AREA. SO HISTORICALLY, THIS LAST SATURDAY WAS WAS THE HISTORY OF THAT, AND ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT A PLACE WHERE ALL THE CHERRIES ARE GROWN IN THE AREA BOXES AND BOXES OF CHERRIES ARE FOR SALE DURING THAT, THAT DAY, AND SO MANY PEOPLE COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, AND IT WAS REALLY A FABULOUS DAY, AND THAT WAS LAST SATURDAY, AND THAT'S THE ONLY ITEM I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DIRECTOR WAESPI. THANK YOU. ON MAY 22ND THROUGH 24TH, I ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. IT WAS A GREAT CONFERENCE. LOTS OF GREAT THINGS. LOTS OF GREAT LEARNING SESSIONS, LOTS OF GREAT PEOPLE TO NETWORK WITH. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE OUR REGIONAL PARKS. LIFEGUARD SERVICES CAME AND DID A CERTIFICATION FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO TAKE CPR OR DEFIBRILLATOR CLASS. SO WE CERTIFIED OUR LIFEGUARD STAFF. THREE OF OUR LIFEGUARDS WENT UP THERE AND TRAINED SOME OLD FOLKS LIKE ME WHO HAVE TAKEN CPR ALL THEIR LIVES AND THEN FOUND OUT, HEY, I HAVEN'T DONE IT IN EIGHT YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WE ALL GOT RECERTIFIED AND LEARNED A LOT AND GOT CERTIFICATIONS, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. ROBERTS PARK ONE OR THE ROBERTS POOL COMPLEX WON THE AWARD OF DISTINCTION FOR THE OUTSTANDING RENOVATED FACILITY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I'LL PRESENT THIS TO YOU, AND YOU CAN PUT THIS ON YOUR WALL FOR ONE YEAR, AND THEN YOU GOT TO PASS IT TO ELLEN, AND PROBABLY, WELL, NOT MORE IMPORTANTLY, BUT AS IMPORTANTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO HONOR A WOMAN NAMED PRISCILLA O'MEARA, AND PRISCILLA HAS WORKED FOR THE PARK DISTRICT FOR 30 YEARS, AND SHE'S WORKS WITH THE VOLUNTEER. SHE WAS PRESENTED AS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. GIVEN AN AWARD FOR THAT. THEY DO A REAL NICE BIOGRAPHY OF HER AND HONOR HER AT A DINNER, AND SHE'S VOLUNTEERED FOR 35 YEARS AS A HORSE PATROL PERSON TRAINING OTHER. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE 30 YEARS, YOU TRAIN PEOPLE TO BECOME VOLUNTEER HORSE PEOPLE, AND SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON. HER AND HER HUSBAND CAME. SHE WAS VERY HAPPY AND PROUD OF IT, AND SHE WANTED TO EXTEND HER THANKS TO US FOR NOMINATING HER. I ATTENDED ON MAY 28TH, THE ASD ONE ON ONE. IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE. THANKS, KEN AND YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THE GREAT INFORMATION. YESTERDAY I TOOK MY ONE ON ONE. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION AND HIKED WITH SABRINA AND LAKE CHABOT AND YOU KNOW, I HATE TO BE THE HISTORIAN, BUT I ALWAYS AM. I JUST NOTICED TODAY THAT IT WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS A SAD DAY, BUT IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO, BUT 50 YEARS AGO TODAY, OUR HELICOPTER CRASHED AND WE LOST TWO POLICE OFFICERS. SO TODAY MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY, AND WE PLAN TO ADJOURN IN THEIR HONOR, ACTUALLY, OR IN THEIR MEMORY AND HONOR. GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT TODAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVD THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MAY 29TH. DEE ALREADY GAVE A PRETTY GOOD SUMMARY, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR TODAY. THANKS. DIRECTOR COFFEY. I TOO ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REC AND PARK DISTRICTS ON MAY 22ND THROUGH THE 24TH. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO ADD TO THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT DIRECTOR WAESPI MENTIONED. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BASED ON REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH CAMPING IN THE PARKS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL PARKS UP THERE HAVING TO DO WITH ACTIVE CRIME SITUATIONS, INCLUDING ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS. [04:00:04] THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ON RISK MANAGEMENT FROM THE GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TO APPROACH RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT GET TO THE BOARD LEVEL, AND THERE WAS A PRESENTATION DURING ONE OF THE LUNCHEONS ON THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA OF THE OF CARPET AND THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS GENERALLY IN SACRAMENTO, AND AN EVENING RECEPTION WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER LORI WILSON, WHOSE DISTRICT OVERLAPS A BIT WITH MINE UP IN OAKLEY. ON THE 29TH, I LISTENED IN ON THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND YES, WITH A PARTICULAR EAR TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CONTRA LOMA. SO I APPRECIATED THAT PRESENTATION AS AN OBSERVER. ON THE 31ST, I ATTENDED THE CONTRA COSTA BAR ASSOCIATION'S PORT CHICAGO TASK FORCE. ON THE FIRST WITH THE DIRECTOR OSARIO. YES NEIGHBORS TO NEIGHBORHOODS THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY DOWN AT SAN PABLO HARBOR NEXT DOOR TO POINT MOLATE, AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION DEE THAT THE PARK DISTRICT WAS AWARDED AN AWARD AS THEIR LONG TERM PARTNER FOR THE RICHMOND RANGERS ADVENTURE CREW PROGRAM. SO A BUNCH OF US GOT TO GET UP AND ACCEPT THAT AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE PARK DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR IT WAS ACCEPTED BY MELISSA FOWLKES OF OUR TILDEN NATURALISTS FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THE RICHMOND RANGERS PROGRAM, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER ON THIS PAST SUNDAY MEAL AND I SPENT THE WHOLE DAY AS PARK AMBASSADORS TABLING AT THE HERCULES CULTURAL FESTIVAL, WHICH, AGAIN, HAS BECOME SOMETHING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A CELEBRATION OF MY HOMETOWN'S, MY SMALL HOMETOWN'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT HAS MUSHROOMED REALLY INTO A TRULY EAST BAY EVENT GETTING UP TO 5000 PEOPLE A YEAR NOW AT THE ANNUAL EVENT, AND VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE PARK DISTRICT AT THIS TABLE AND TALK TO LITERALLY, PROBABLY 150 OR SO PEOPLE ON, ON THE PARK DISTRICT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GREAT. OKAY. I'LL BE QUICK AS WELL. SO ON THE 23RD I ALSO ATTENDED THE ALDER AND LEATHERWOOD CREEK RESTORATION AND EASTPORT STAGING AREA, RIBBON CUTTING. VERY GREAT TO OPEN THAT PROPERTY OFFICIALLY AND AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, EVERYONE WHO'S STILL HERE, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT AND REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO SEE IT FULLY RESTORED AND NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ON THE 2ND OF JUNE, I PARTICIPATED IN PRIDE IN THE PARK, AND THAT WAS ALSO A VERY JOYOUS, FUN EVENT AND REALLY GREAT THAT WE COULD HOST THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND ALSO THIS YEAR CELEBRATE BOTH PRIDE AND OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY. YESTERDAY ATTENDED THE PRE BOARD MEETING, AND THEN IN WRAPPING UP I WANT TO THANK DENNIS FOR THE ROBERTS POOL COMPLEX AWARD OF DISTINCTION WHICH I WILL PUT IT ON MY WALL FOR A YEAR AND THEN PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT. MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY LOVES THE ROBERTS POOL COMPLEX AS SHE ASKS ME ALL THE TIME. YES SHE SHOULD. WHEN CAN WE GO BACK THERE? YEAH, SHE'S ANXIOUS TO GO SWIMMING, SO YEAH, AND FINALLY AND REALLY, SADLY AS DENNIS ALREADY MENTIONED, THAT TODAY MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR TWO FALLEN OFFICERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN A HELICOPTER ACCIDENT ON JUNE 4TH, 1974. OFFICER KENNETH SCOTTY MCGREGOR AND OFFICER PAUL GEORGE WERE KILLED WHEN THEIR HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE CARQUINEZ STRAIT NEAR CROCKETT, CALIFORNIA. THE OFFICERS WERE OUT ON ROUTINE PATROL AND WERE HEADING TOWARDS POINT PINOLE REGIONAL PARK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE HELICOPTER, PILOTED BY OFFICER MCGREGOR, STRUCK AN ELECTRIC POWER LINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BUCHANAN FIELD IN CONCORD. BOTH OFFICERS WERE MEMBERS OF THE PARK DISTRICT'S POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND WE REMEMBER THEM EVERY [04:05:05] DAY. SO WE WILL ADJOURN THIS EVENING IN THEIR HONOR, AND WITH THAT, I WILL SAY THAT THE MEETING OF JUNE 4TH, 2024 IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 5:42 P.M.. OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 18TH, 2024. THANKS, EVERYBODY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.